diff --git a/net/ipv4/route.c b/net/ipv4/route.c
index ac4d6b3fa9c9943ed5c74f3c264630ec0ff2ce83..bcd4744e0e4e478a714a3571bb37e73fab03b976 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/route.c
@@ -3514,6 +3514,6 @@ int __init ip_rt_init(void)
  */
 void __init ip_static_sysctl_init(void)
 {
-	register_sysctl_paths(ipv4_path, ipv4_skeleton);
+	kmemleak_not_leak(register_sysctl_paths(ipv4_path, ipv4_skeleton));
 }
 #endif