diff --git a/net/ipv4/ping.c b/net/ipv4/ping.c
index 148678dd045cb3..7d41b0bfc872c9 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ping.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ping.c
@@ -771,8 +771,10 @@ static int ping_v4_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *m
 	ipc.addr = faddr = daddr;
 
 	if (ipc.opt && ipc.opt->opt.srr) {
-		if (!daddr)
-			return -EINVAL;
+		if (!daddr) {
+			err = -EINVAL;
+			goto out_free;
+		}
 		faddr = ipc.opt->opt.faddr;
 	}
 	tos = get_rttos(&ipc, inet);
@@ -837,6 +839,7 @@ static int ping_v4_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *m
 
 out:
 	ip_rt_put(rt);
+out_free:
 	if (free)
 		kfree(ipc.opt);
 	if (!err) {
diff --git a/net/ipv4/udp.c b/net/ipv4/udp.c
index 0f6d4d404e920d..73b5235b032f23 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/udp.c
@@ -975,8 +975,10 @@ int udp_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
 	ipc.addr = faddr = daddr;
 
 	if (ipc.opt && ipc.opt->opt.srr) {
-		if (!daddr)
-			return -EINVAL;
+		if (!daddr) {
+			err = -EINVAL;
+			goto out_free;
+		}
 		faddr = ipc.opt->opt.faddr;
 		connected = 0;
 	}
@@ -1081,6 +1083,7 @@ int udp_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
 
 out:
 	ip_rt_put(rt);
+out_free:
 	if (free)
 		kfree(ipc.opt);
 	if (!err)