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);
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_cbq.c b/net/sched/sch_cbq.c
index 2f80d01..ead5264 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_cbq.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_cbq.c
@@ -1563,8 +1563,7 @@
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	if (cbq_dump_attr(skb, &q->link) < 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);
@@ -1599,8 +1598,7 @@
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	if (cbq_dump_attr(skb, cl) < 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);
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_fq.c b/net/sched/sch_fq.c
index 21e2517..23c682b 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_fq.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_fq.c
@@ -781,8 +781,7 @@
 	    nla_put_u32(skb, TCA_FQ_BUCKETS_LOG, q->fq_trees_log))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
-	nla_nest_end(skb, opts);
-	return skb->len;
+	return nla_nest_end(skb, opts);
 
 nla_put_failure:
 	return -1;
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c b/net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c
index ba5bc92..0bf432c 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c
@@ -450,8 +450,7 @@
 			q->flows_cnt))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
-	nla_nest_end(skb, opts);
-	return skb->len;
+	return nla_nest_end(skb, opts);
 
 nla_put_failure:
 	return -1;
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_hfsc.c b/net/sched/sch_hfsc.c
index c407561..ec8aeaa 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_hfsc.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_hfsc.c
@@ -1353,8 +1353,7 @@
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	if (hfsc_dump_curves(skb, cl) < 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);
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_hhf.c b/net/sched/sch_hhf.c
index 647680b..edee03d 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_hhf.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_hhf.c
@@ -691,8 +691,7 @@
 	    nla_put_u32(skb, TCA_HHF_NON_HH_WEIGHT, q->hhf_non_hh_weight))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
-	nla_nest_end(skb, opts);
-	return skb->len;
+	return nla_nest_end(skb, opts);
 
 nla_put_failure:
 	return -1;
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_ingress.c b/net/sched/sch_ingress.c
index bce1665..62871c1 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_ingress.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_ingress.c
@@ -100,8 +100,7 @@
 	nest = nla_nest_start(skb, TCA_OPTIONS);
 	if (nest == NULL)
 		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);
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_tbf.c b/net/sched/sch_tbf.c
index 87a02bf..18ff634 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_tbf.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_tbf.c
@@ -475,8 +475,7 @@
 	    nla_put_u64(skb, TCA_TBF_PRATE64, q->peak.rate_bytes_ps))
 		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);