diff --git a/fs/9p/v9fs.c b/fs/9p/v9fs.c
index b304e070139c..1dd8a735bf7f 100644
--- a/fs/9p/v9fs.c
+++ b/fs/9p/v9fs.c
@@ -594,13 +594,16 @@ static struct attribute_group v9fs_attr_group = {
 
 static int __init v9fs_sysfs_init(void)
 {
+	int ret;
+
 	v9fs_kobj = kobject_create_and_add("9p", fs_kobj);
 	if (!v9fs_kobj)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	if (sysfs_create_group(v9fs_kobj, &v9fs_attr_group)) {
+	ret = sysfs_create_group(v9fs_kobj, &v9fs_attr_group);
+	if (ret) {
 		kobject_put(v9fs_kobj);
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	return 0;