diff --git a/net/sched/cls_basic.c b/net/sched/cls_basic.c
index fad08e5..ed788d0 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_basic.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_basic.c
@@ -81,6 +81,13 @@ static void basic_put(struct tcf_proto *
 
 static int basic_init(struct tcf_proto *tp)
 {
+	struct basic_head *head;
+
+	head = kzalloc(sizeof(*head), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (head == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&head->flist);
+	tp->root = head;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -175,16 +182,6 @@ static int basic_change(struct tcf_proto
 		return basic_set_parms(tp, f, base, tb, tca[TCA_RATE-1]);
 	}
 
-	err = -ENOBUFS;
-	if (head == NULL) {
-		head = kzalloc(sizeof(*head), GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (head == NULL)
-			goto errout;
-
-		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&head->flist);
-		tp->root = head;
-	}
-
 	f = kzalloc(sizeof(*f), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (f == NULL)
 		goto errout;