diff --git a/kernel/bpf/offload.c b/kernel/bpf/offload.c
index ba635209ae9a..5b9da0954a27 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/offload.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/offload.c
@@ -678,8 +678,10 @@ bpf_offload_dev_create(const struct bpf_prog_offload_ops *ops, void *priv)
 	down_write(&bpf_devs_lock);
 	if (!offdevs_inited) {
 		err = rhashtable_init(&offdevs, &offdevs_params);
-		if (err)
+		if (err) {
+			up_write(&bpf_devs_lock);
 			return ERR_PTR(err);
+		}
 		offdevs_inited = true;
 	}
 	up_write(&bpf_devs_lock);