diff --git a/fs/hfs/super.c b/fs/hfs/super.c
index 173876782f73fd33838bec0e5508cbe79fa5c868..77b6f35a4aa931d8cb28b1b0202ca0a9582c2296 100644
--- a/fs/hfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/hfs/super.c
@@ -427,14 +427,12 @@ static int hfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	if (!res) {
 		if (fd.entrylength > sizeof(rec) || fd.entrylength < 0) {
 			res =  -EIO;
-			goto bail;
+			goto bail_hfs_find;
 		}
 		hfs_bnode_read(fd.bnode, &rec, fd.entryoffset, fd.entrylength);
 	}
-	if (res) {
-		hfs_find_exit(&fd);
-		goto bail_no_root;
-	}
+	if (res)
+		goto bail_hfs_find;
 	res = -EINVAL;
 	root_inode = hfs_iget(sb, &fd.search_key->cat, &rec);
 	hfs_find_exit(&fd);
@@ -450,6 +448,8 @@ static int hfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	/* everything's okay */
 	return 0;
 
+bail_hfs_find:
+	hfs_find_exit(&fd);
 bail_no_root:
 	pr_err("get root inode failed\n");
 bail: