1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/fs/sysfs/file.c b/fs/sysfs/file.c
index cc497994b2a8..3e1cc062a740 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/file.c
@@ -410,11 +410,12 @@ int sysfs_add_file(struct sysfs_dirent *dir_sd, const struct attribute *attr,
                 sysfs_link_sibling(sd);
         }
 
-        if (sysfs_addrm_finish(&acxt))
-                return 0;
+        if (!sysfs_addrm_finish(&acxt)) {
+                sysfs_put(sd);
+                return -EEXIST;
+        }
 
-        sysfs_put(sd);
-        return -EEXIST;
+        return 0;
 }