diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
index 55313d9948954b..d4e37acd48217d 100644
--- a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
+++ b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ static int proc_sys_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 	ctl_dir = container_of(head, struct ctl_dir, header);
 
 	if (!dir_emit_dots(file, ctx))
-		return 0;
+		goto out;
 
 	pos = 2;
 
@@ -719,6 +719,7 @@ static int proc_sys_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 			break;
 		}
 	}
+out:
 	sysctl_head_finish(head);
 	return 0;
 }