diff --git a/kernel/trace/blktrace.c b/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
index b171778e3863ddcb4d2d8f6ef1b88cd53818b57d..fb3bc53835dd5a1c20bfb7c462975654bef1cffa 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ int do_blk_trace_setup(struct request_queue *q, char *name, dev_t dev,
 	if (!blk_tree_root) {
 		blk_tree_root = debugfs_create_dir("block", NULL);
 		if (!blk_tree_root)
-			return -ENOMEM;
+			goto err;
 	}
 
 	dir = debugfs_create_dir(buts->name, blk_tree_root);