diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_cmp.c b/net/netfilter/nft_cmp.c
index 3640eea8a87b9..eb6a43a180bba 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_cmp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_cmp.c
@@ -266,10 +266,8 @@ nft_cmp_select_ops(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, const struct nlattr * const tb[])
 	if (err < 0)
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
 
-	if (desc.type != NFT_DATA_VALUE) {
-		err = -EINVAL;
+	if (desc.type != NFT_DATA_VALUE)
 		goto err1;
-	}
 
 	if (desc.len <= sizeof(u32) && (op == NFT_CMP_EQ || op == NFT_CMP_NEQ))
 		return &nft_cmp_fast_ops;