diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 1ca8ecdabbe376501f7d12479aaaeff2b392ebad..e1125d158c74953c566f8c2b79261a167cbabeb7 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -6261,6 +6261,9 @@ static int perf_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 		mutex_unlock(aux_mutex);
 	mutex_unlock(&event->mmap_mutex);
 
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	/*
 	 * Since pinned accounting is per vm we cannot allow fork() to copy our
 	 * vma.