diff --git a/net/sched/cls_basic.c b/net/sched/cls_basic.c
index fc399db8..0b8c3ac 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_basic.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_basic.c
@@ -96,11 +96,14 @@
 	kfree(f);
 }
 
-static void basic_destroy(struct tcf_proto *tp)
+static bool basic_destroy(struct tcf_proto *tp, bool force)
 {
 	struct basic_head *head = rtnl_dereference(tp->root);
 	struct basic_filter *f, *n;
 
+	if (!force && !list_empty(&head->flist))
+		return false;
+
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(f, n, &head->flist, link) {
 		list_del_rcu(&f->link);
 		tcf_unbind_filter(tp, &f->res);
@@ -108,6 +111,7 @@
 	}
 	RCU_INIT_POINTER(tp->root, NULL);
 	kfree_rcu(head, rcu);
+	return true;
 }
 
 static int basic_delete(struct tcf_proto *tp, unsigned long arg)