1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/ipc/shm.c b/ipc/shm.c
index 05c97c7513c2..3818fae625c5 100644
--- a/ipc/shm.c
+++ b/ipc/shm.c
@@ -433,10 +433,11 @@ static int newseg(struct ipc_namespace *ns, struct ipc_params *params)
         if (IS_ERR(file))
                 goto no_file;
 
-        error = -ENOSPC;
         id = shm_addid(ns, shp);
-        if(id == -1) 
+        if (id < 0) {
+                error = id;
                 goto no_id;
+        }
 
         shp->shm_cprid = task_tgid_vnr(current);
         shp->shm_lprid = 0;