diff --git a/drivers/staging/mei/main.c b/drivers/staging/mei/main.c
index 8d7678569e71..78028f8c0b8f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/mei/main.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/mei/main.c
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ static int mei_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	err = -ENOMEM;
 	cl = mei_cl_allocate(dev);
 	if (!cl)
-		goto out;
+		goto out_unlock;
 
 	err = -ENODEV;
 	if (dev->mei_state != MEI_ENABLED) {