diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 890d3580bf0e..d20f061cddd3 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -3197,7 +3197,7 @@ static struct file *path_openat(int dfd, struct filename *pathname,
 
 	if (unlikely(file->f_flags & __O_TMPFILE)) {
 		error = do_tmpfile(dfd, pathname, nd, flags, op, file, &opened);
-		goto out;
+		goto out2;
 	}
 
 	error = path_init(dfd, pathname->name, flags | LOOKUP_PARENT, nd, &base);
@@ -3235,6 +3235,7 @@ static struct file *path_openat(int dfd, struct filename *pathname,
 		path_put(&nd->root);
 	if (base)
 		fput(base);
+out2:
 	if (!(opened & FILE_OPENED)) {
 		BUG_ON(!error);
 		put_filp(file);