1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/fs/sysfs/mount.c b/fs/sysfs/mount.c
index b428d317ae92..92682fcc41f6 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/mount.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/mount.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ static struct dentry *sysfs_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 {
         struct dentry *root;
         void *ns;
-        bool new_sb;
+        bool new_sb = false;
 
         if (!(flags & SB_KERNMOUNT)) {
                 if (!kobj_ns_current_may_mount(KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NET))
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ static struct dentry *sysfs_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
         ns = kobj_ns_grab_current(KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NET);
         root = kernfs_mount_ns(fs_type, flags, sysfs_root,
                                 SYSFS_MAGIC, &new_sb, ns);
-        if (IS_ERR(root) || !new_sb)
+        if (!new_sb)
                 kobj_ns_drop(KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NET, ns);
-        else if (new_sb)
+        else if (!IS_ERR(root))
                 root->d_sb->s_iflags |= SB_I_USERNS_VISIBLE;
 
         return root;