return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
 
+static void cleanup_a(struct list_head *actions, int ovr)
+{
+       struct tc_action *a;
+
+       if (!ovr)
+               return;
+
+       list_for_each_entry(a, actions, list)
+               a->tcfa_refcnt--;
+}
+
 int tcf_action_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla, struct nlattr *est,
                    char *name, int ovr, int bind, struct list_head *actions)
 {
                        goto err;
                }
                act->order = i;
+               if (ovr)
+                       act->tcfa_refcnt++;
                list_add_tail(&act->list, actions);
        }
+
+       /* Remove the temp refcnt which was necessary to protect against
+        * destroying an existing action which was being replaced
+        */
+       cleanup_a(actions, ovr);
        return 0;
 
 err:
                        goto err;
                }
                act->order = i;
+               if (event == RTM_GETACTION)
+                       act->tcfa_refcnt++;
                list_add_tail(&act->list, &actions);
        }