diff --git a/fs/sysfs/symlink.c b/fs/sysfs/symlink.c
index d056e96..4ce687f 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/symlink.c
@@ -97,11 +97,13 @@
 		sysfs_link_sibling(sd);
 	}
 
-	if (sysfs_addrm_finish(&acxt))
-		return 0;
+	if (!sysfs_addrm_finish(&acxt)) {
+		error = -EEXIST;
+		goto out_put;
+	}
 
-	error = -EEXIST;
-	/* fall through */
+	return 0;
+
  out_put:
 	sysfs_put(target_sd);
 	sysfs_put(sd);