diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
index 592091c1260b..14e2f3903142 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
@@ -996,8 +996,10 @@ static int __init nfnetlink_log_init(void)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 	if (!proc_create("nfnetlink_log", 0440,
-			 proc_net_netfilter, &nful_file_ops))
+			 proc_net_netfilter, &nful_file_ops)) {
+		status = -ENOMEM;
 		goto cleanup_logger;
+	}
 #endif
 	return status;