diff --git a/fs/fat/inode.c b/fs/fat/inode.c
index 8ccee8415488af2eab846aaa017d68d25a7bba8d..3e31c4a736f1832a088782cb32790a88593a50e9 100644
--- a/fs/fat/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fat/inode.c
@@ -1331,12 +1331,21 @@ void __exit fat_cache_destroy(void);
 
 static int __init init_fat_fs(void)
 {
-	int ret;
+	int err;
 
-	ret = fat_cache_init();
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-	return fat_init_inodecache();
+	err = fat_cache_init();
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	err = fat_init_inodecache();
+	if (err)
+		goto failed;
+
+	return 0;
+
+failed:
+	fat_cache_destroy();
+	return err;
 }
 
 static void __exit exit_fat_fs(void)