diff --git a/fs/ext4/extents.c b/fs/ext4/extents.c
index 36e426406297..e309db1c1582 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/extents.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/extents.c
@@ -5249,7 +5249,8 @@ again:
 		if (!extent) {
 			EXT4_ERROR_INODE(inode, "unexpected hole at %lu",
 					 (unsigned long) *iterator);
-			return -EFSCORRUPTED;
+			ret = -EFSCORRUPTED;
+			goto out;
 		}
 		if (SHIFT == SHIFT_LEFT && *iterator >
 		    le32_to_cpu(extent->ee_block)) {