1 files changed, 17 insertions, 19 deletions

diff --git a/fs/devpts/inode.c b/fs/devpts/inode.c
index 70013dd8ec70..58b719006af1 100644
--- a/fs/devpts/inode.c
+++ b/fs/devpts/inode.c
@@ -338,17 +338,7 @@ static int new_pts_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags,
         fsi = DEVPTS_SB(mnt->mnt_sb);
         memcpy(&fsi->mount_opts, opts, sizeof(opts));
 
-        err = mknod_ptmx(mnt->mnt_sb);
-        if (err)
-                goto fail;
-
         return 0;
-
-fail:
-        dput(mnt->mnt_sb->s_root);
-        up_write(&mnt->mnt_sb->s_umount);
-        deactivate_super(mnt->mnt_sb);
-        return err;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -416,13 +406,6 @@ static int init_pts_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags,
         if (err)
                 return err;
 
-        err = mknod_ptmx(mnt->mnt_sb);
-        if (err) {
-                dput(mnt->mnt_sb->s_root);
-                up_write(&mnt->mnt_sb->s_umount);
-                deactivate_super(mnt->mnt_sb);
-        }
-
         return err;
 }
 
@@ -440,9 +423,24 @@ static int devpts_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
         }
 
         if (opts.newinstance)
-                return new_pts_mount(fs_type, flags, data, &opts, mnt);
+                error = new_pts_mount(fs_type, flags, data, &opts, mnt);
         else
-                return init_pts_mount(fs_type, flags, data, &opts, mnt);
+                error = init_pts_mount(fs_type, flags, data, &opts, mnt);
+
+        if (error)
+                return error;
+
+        error = mknod_ptmx(mnt->mnt_sb);
+        if (error)
+                goto out_dput;
+
+        return 0;
+
+out_dput:
+        dput(mnt->mnt_sb->s_root);
+        up_write(&mnt->mnt_sb->s_umount);
+        deactivate_super(mnt->mnt_sb);
+        return error;
 }
 
 #else