1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/cifs/link.c b/fs/cifs/link.c
index cd83c53fcbb5..fc1e0487eaee 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/link.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/link.c
@@ -172,8 +172,9 @@ cifs_symlink(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *direntry, const char *symname)
         full_path = build_path_from_dentry(direntry);
 
         if (full_path == NULL) {
+                rc = -ENOMEM;
                 FreeXid(xid);
-                return -ENOMEM;
+                return rc;
         }
 
         cFYI(1, ("Full path: %s", full_path));