diff --git a/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_type1.c b/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_type1.c
index cd5c8b49d763..ce50ca9a320c 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_type1.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_type1.c
@@ -671,7 +671,12 @@ static int vfio_pin_page_external(struct vfio_dma *dma, unsigned long vaddr,
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	ret = vaddr_get_pfns(mm, vaddr, 1, dma->prot, pfn_base, pages);
-	if (ret == 1 && do_accounting && !is_invalid_reserved_pfn(*pfn_base)) {
+	if (ret != 1)
+		goto out;
+
+	ret = 0;
+
+	if (do_accounting && !is_invalid_reserved_pfn(*pfn_base)) {
 		ret = vfio_lock_acct(dma, 1, true);
 		if (ret) {
 			put_pfn(*pfn_base, dma->prot);
@@ -683,6 +688,7 @@ static int vfio_pin_page_external(struct vfio_dma *dma, unsigned long vaddr,
 		}
 	}
 
+out:
 	mmput(mm);
 	return ret;
 }