diff --git a/fs/efivarfs/inode.c b/fs/efivarfs/inode.c
index 1d73fc6..cbb50ca 100644
--- a/fs/efivarfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/efivarfs/inode.c
@@ -105,7 +105,10 @@
 
 	inode->i_private = var;
 
-	efivar_entry_add(var, &efivarfs_list);
+	err = efivar_entry_add(var, &efivarfs_list);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+
 	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 	dget(dentry);
 out: