diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
index 5be15cff758d..2975754c65ea 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
@@ -496,8 +496,10 @@ spufs_mkgang(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode)
 	gang = alloc_spu_gang();
 	SPUFS_I(inode)->i_ctx = NULL;
 	SPUFS_I(inode)->i_gang = gang;
-	if (!gang)
+	if (!gang) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out_iput;
+	}
 
 	inode->i_op = &simple_dir_inode_operations;
 	inode->i_fop = &simple_dir_operations;