diff --git a/fs/ext4/namei.c b/fs/ext4/namei.c
index d3ff83742a33..9f61e7679a6d 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/namei.c
@@ -3084,7 +3084,7 @@ static int ext4_symlink(struct inode *dir,
 
 	err = dquot_initialize(dir);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto err_free_sd;
 
 	if ((disk_link.len > EXT4_N_BLOCKS * 4)) {
 		/*