1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/fuse/file.c b/fs/fuse/file.c
index e8162646a9b5..d9fdb7cec538 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/file.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/file.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ struct fuse_file *fuse_file_alloc(struct fuse_conn *fc)
                 ff->reserved_req = fuse_request_alloc();
                 if (!ff->reserved_req) {
                         kfree(ff);
-                        ff = NULL;
+                        return NULL;
                 } else {
                         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ff->write_entry);
                         atomic_set(&ff->count, 0);