diff --git a/net/rds/rdma_transport.c b/net/rds/rdma_transport.c
index 9ece910ea394..7b155081b4dc 100644
--- a/net/rds/rdma_transport.c
+++ b/net/rds/rdma_transport.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static int __init rds_rdma_listen_init(void)
 		ret = PTR_ERR(cm_id);
 		printk(KERN_ERR "RDS/RDMA: failed to setup listener, "
 		       "rdma_create_id() returned %d\n", ret);
-		goto out;
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	sin.sin_family = AF_INET,