diff --git a/net/openvswitch/datapath.c b/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
index 9d6ef6cb9b26..5c60a23d0c27 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
@@ -1987,7 +1987,10 @@ static int ovs_vport_cmd_fill_info(struct vport *vport, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			goto nla_put_failure;
 	}
 
-	ovs_vport_get_stats(vport, &vport_stats);
+	err = ovs_vport_get_stats(vport, &vport_stats);
+	if (err)
+		goto error;
+
 	if (nla_put_64bit(skb, OVS_VPORT_ATTR_STATS,
 			  sizeof(struct ovs_vport_stats), &vport_stats,
 			  OVS_VPORT_ATTR_PAD))
@@ -2028,7 +2031,8 @@ struct sk_buff *ovs_vport_cmd_build_info(struct vport *vport, struct net *net,
 
 	retval = ovs_vport_cmd_fill_info(vport, skb, net, portid, seq, 0, cmd,
 					 GFP_KERNEL);
-	BUG_ON(retval < 0);
+	if (retval)
+		return ERR_PTR(retval);
 
 	return skb;
 }
@@ -2173,6 +2177,8 @@ static int ovs_vport_cmd_new(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	err = ovs_vport_cmd_fill_info(vport, reply, genl_info_net(info),
 				      info->snd_portid, info->snd_seq, 0,
 				      OVS_VPORT_CMD_NEW, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (err)
+		goto exit_unlock_free;
 
 	new_headroom = netdev_get_fwd_headroom(vport->dev);
 
@@ -2181,7 +2187,6 @@ static int ovs_vport_cmd_new(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	else
 		netdev_set_rx_headroom(vport->dev, dp->max_headroom);
 
-	BUG_ON(err < 0);
 	ovs_unlock();
 
 	ovs_notify(&dp_vport_genl_family, reply, info);
@@ -2234,7 +2239,8 @@ static int ovs_vport_cmd_set(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	err = ovs_vport_cmd_fill_info(vport, reply, genl_info_net(info),
 				      info->snd_portid, info->snd_seq, 0,
 				      OVS_VPORT_CMD_SET, GFP_KERNEL);
-	BUG_ON(err < 0);
+	if (err)
+		goto exit_unlock_free;
 
 	ovs_unlock();
 	ovs_notify(&dp_vport_genl_family, reply, info);
@@ -2274,7 +2280,8 @@ static int ovs_vport_cmd_del(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	err = ovs_vport_cmd_fill_info(vport, reply, genl_info_net(info),
 				      info->snd_portid, info->snd_seq, 0,
 				      OVS_VPORT_CMD_DEL, GFP_KERNEL);
-	BUG_ON(err < 0);
+	if (err)
+		goto exit_unlock_free;
 
 	/* the vport deletion may trigger dp headroom update */
 	dp = vport->dp;
@@ -2321,7 +2328,8 @@ static int ovs_vport_cmd_get(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	err = ovs_vport_cmd_fill_info(vport, reply, genl_info_net(info),
 				      info->snd_portid, info->snd_seq, 0,
 				      OVS_VPORT_CMD_GET, GFP_ATOMIC);
-	BUG_ON(err < 0);
+	if (err)
+		goto exit_unlock_free;
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	return genlmsg_reply(reply, info);
diff --git a/net/openvswitch/vport.c b/net/openvswitch/vport.c
index 215a818bf9ce..e66c949fd97a 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/vport.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/vport.c
@@ -267,11 +267,15 @@ void ovs_vport_del(struct vport *vport)
  *
  * Must be called with ovs_mutex or rcu_read_lock.
  */
-void ovs_vport_get_stats(struct vport *vport, struct ovs_vport_stats *stats)
+int ovs_vport_get_stats(struct vport *vport, struct ovs_vport_stats *stats)
 {
 	struct rtnl_link_stats64 dev_stats;
+	int err;
+
+	err = dev_get_stats(vport->dev, &dev_stats);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
-	dev_get_stats(vport->dev, &dev_stats);
 	stats->rx_errors  = dev_stats.rx_errors;
 	stats->tx_errors  = dev_stats.tx_errors;
 	stats->tx_dropped = dev_stats.tx_dropped;
@@ -281,6 +285,8 @@ void ovs_vport_get_stats(struct vport *vport, struct ovs_vport_stats *stats)
 	stats->rx_packets = dev_stats.rx_packets;
 	stats->tx_bytes	  = dev_stats.tx_bytes;
 	stats->tx_packets = dev_stats.tx_packets;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/net/openvswitch/vport.h b/net/openvswitch/vport.h
index 1eb7495ac5b4..8927ba5c491b 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/vport.h
+++ b/net/openvswitch/vport.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ void ovs_vport_del(struct vport *);
 
 struct vport *ovs_vport_locate(const struct net *net, const char *name);
 
-void ovs_vport_get_stats(struct vport *, struct ovs_vport_stats *);
+int ovs_vport_get_stats(struct vport *, struct ovs_vport_stats *);
 
 int ovs_vport_set_options(struct vport *, struct nlattr *options);
 int ovs_vport_get_options(const struct vport *, struct sk_buff *);
