diff --git a/security/selinux/ss/policydb.c b/security/selinux/ss/policydb.c
index 1c0041576643..a42369dd96a9 100644
--- a/security/selinux/ss/policydb.c
+++ b/security/selinux/ss/policydb.c
@@ -2638,6 +2638,7 @@ int policydb_read(struct policydb *p, void *fp)
 	if (rc)
 		goto bad;
 
+	rc = -ENOMEM;
 	p->type_attr_map_array = kvcalloc(p->p_types.nprim,
 					  sizeof(*p->type_attr_map_array),
 					  GFP_KERNEL);