diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
index be5b6d2c01e7..64864fb40b40 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ static ssize_t copy_event_to_user(struct fsnotify_group *group,
 					info_type, fanotify_info_name(info),
 					info->name_len, buf, count);
 		if (ret < 0)
-			return ret;
+			goto out_close_fd;
 
 		buf += ret;
 		count -= ret;
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ static ssize_t copy_event_to_user(struct fsnotify_group *group,
 					fanotify_event_object_fh(event),
 					info_type, dot, dot_len, buf, count);
 		if (ret < 0)
-			return ret;
+			goto out_close_fd;
 
 		buf += ret;
 		count -= ret;