1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index 01b702d63457..7a94185bde6b 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ netlink_update_listeners(struct sock *sk)
 static int netlink_insert(struct sock *sk, struct net *net, u32 portid)
 {
         struct netlink_table *table = &nl_table[sk->sk_protocol];
-        int err = -EADDRINUSE;
+        int err;
 
         lock_sock(sk);
 
@@ -1065,10 +1065,13 @@ static int netlink_insert(struct sock *sk, struct net *net, u32 portid)
 
         nlk_sk(sk)->portid = portid;
         sock_hold(sk);
-        if (__netlink_insert(table, sk, net))
-                err = 0;
-        else
+
+        err = 0;
+        if (!__netlink_insert(table, sk, net)) {
+                err = -EADDRINUSE;
                 sock_put(sk);
+        }
+
 err:
         release_sock(sk);
         return err;