diff --git a/drivers/base/memory.c b/drivers/base/memory.c
index cb8347500ce2..e49028a60429 100644
--- a/drivers/base/memory.c
+++ b/drivers/base/memory.c
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ static ssize_t probe_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 
 	ret = lock_device_hotplug_sysfs();
 	if (ret)
-		goto out;
+		return ret;
 
 	nid = memory_add_physaddr_to_nid(phys_addr);
 	ret = __add_memory(nid, phys_addr,