diff --git a/fs/coredump.c b/fs/coredump.c
index f34767eedf38..216b7b24fefd 100644
--- a/fs/coredump.c
+++ b/fs/coredump.c
@@ -551,7 +551,9 @@ static int umh_pipe_setup(struct subprocess_info *info, struct cred *new)
 {
 	struct file *files[2];
 	struct coredump_params *cp = (struct coredump_params *)info->data;
-	int err = create_pipe_files(files, 0);
+	int err;
+
+	err = create_pipe_files(files, 0);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
@@ -559,10 +561,13 @@ static int umh_pipe_setup(struct subprocess_info *info, struct cred *new)
 
 	err = replace_fd(0, files[0], 0);
 	fput(files[0]);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+
 	/* and disallow core files too */
 	current->signal->rlim[RLIMIT_CORE] = (struct rlimit){1, 1};
 
-	return err;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 void do_coredump(const kernel_siginfo_t *siginfo)