diff --git a/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c b/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
index 0c2850874254edb2159380481c838ff3c2f8dd4f..cee5991902614cd6b226b92a7b90a7ee05be530d 100644
--- a/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
+++ b/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ static __init int sysctl_core_init(void)
 {
 	static struct ctl_table empty[1];
 
-	register_sysctl_paths(net_core_path, empty);
+	kmemleak_not_leak(register_sysctl_paths(net_core_path, empty));
 	register_net_sysctl_rotable(net_core_path, net_core_table);
 	return register_pernet_subsys(&sysctl_core_ops);
 }