diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index 50c4d2dc57bf..f99b246beea7 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -1457,7 +1457,7 @@ int do_syslog(int type, char __user *buf, int len, int source)
                                                A_none,
                                                rsbac_attribute_value)) {
                                error = -EPERM;
-                               goto out;
+                               return error;
                        }
                        break;
                        case SYSLOG_ACTION_READ_CLEAR:
@@ -1472,7 +1472,7 @@ int do_syslog(int type, char __user *buf, int len, int source)
                                                A_none,
                                                rsbac_attribute_value)) {
                                error = -EPERM;
-                               goto out;
+                               return error;
                        }
                        break;