diff --git a/net/sched/sch_atm.c b/net/sched/sch_atm.c
index 1f9c314..8449b33 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_atm.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_atm.c
@@ -623,8 +623,7 @@
 		if (nla_put_u32(skb, TCA_ATM_EXCESS, 0))
 			goto nla_put_failure;
 	}
-	nla_nest_end(skb, nest);
-	return skb->len;
+	return nla_nest_end(skb, nest);
 
 nla_put_failure:
 	nla_nest_cancel(skb, nest);