1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/base/devtmpfs.c b/drivers/base/devtmpfs.c
index 278371c7bf5a..090dd4851301 100644
--- a/drivers/base/devtmpfs.c
+++ b/drivers/base/devtmpfs.c
@@ -101,8 +101,10 @@ static int create_path(const char *nodepath)
 
 		/* parent directories do not exist, create them */
 		path = kstrdup(nodepath, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!path)
-			return -ENOMEM;
+		if (!path) {
+			err = -ENOMEM;
+			goto out;
+		}
 		s = path;
 		for (;;) {
 			s = strchr(s, '/');
@@ -117,6 +119,7 @@ static int create_path(const char *nodepath)
 		}
 		kfree(path);
 	}
+out:
 	mutex_unlock(&dirlock);
 	return err;
 }