diff --git a/drivers/staging/erofs/inode.c b/drivers/staging/erofs/inode.c
index 35fc5987185e..4c3d8bf8d249 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/erofs/inode.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/erofs/inode.c
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ static int fill_inode(struct inode *inode, int isdir)
 			S_ISFIFO(inode->i_mode) || S_ISSOCK(inode->i_mode)) {
 			inode->i_op = &erofs_generic_iops;
 			init_special_inode(inode, inode->i_mode, inode->i_rdev);
+			goto out_unlock;
 		} else {
 			err = -EIO;
 			goto out_unlock;