diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index 33823bd23153..4956917b7cc2 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -5046,6 +5046,7 @@ no_journal:
 			ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR,
 			       "unable to initialize "
 			       "flex_bg meta info!");
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			goto failed_mount6;
 		}