diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_io.c b/drivers/char/tty_io.c
index 6f58cacec341d099393dec7b8396a0371a1062f3..b1f9a1582dd7d4be0ef363eeda933c7416bfd369 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tty_io.c
@@ -2195,6 +2195,7 @@ static int ptmx_open(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp)
 		return 0;
 out1:
 	release_dev(filp);
+	return retval;
 out:
 	down(&allocated_ptys_lock);
 	idr_remove(&allocated_ptys, index);