diff --git a/drivers/misc/cxl/api.c b/drivers/misc/cxl/api.c index 753b1a698fc4..6b16946f9b05 100644 --- a/drivers/misc/cxl/api.c +++ b/drivers/misc/cxl/api.c @@ -103,15 +103,15 @@ static struct file *cxl_getfile(const char *name, d_instantiate(path.dentry, inode); file = alloc_file(&path, OPEN_FMODE(flags), fops); - if (IS_ERR(file)) - goto err_dput; + if (IS_ERR(file)) { + path_put(&path); + goto err_fs; + } file->f_flags = flags & (O_ACCMODE | O_NONBLOCK); file->private_data = priv; return file; -err_dput: - path_put(&path); err_inode: iput(inode); err_fs: