diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_standalone.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_standalone.c
index 6bcce401fd1c5ddfbc3fe00bb45ab87a72ab9fb2..fedee394366187cf35bfa242c9cd1584f0eb0108 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_standalone.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_standalone.c
@@ -568,6 +568,7 @@ static int __init nf_conntrack_standalone_init(void)
 		register_net_sysctl(&init_net, "net", nf_ct_netfilter_table);
 	if (!nf_ct_netfilter_header) {
 		pr_err("nf_conntrack: can't register to sysctl.\n");
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out_sysctl;
 	}
 #endif