diff --git a/drivers/pci/syscall.c b/drivers/pci/syscall.c
index 8b003c890b87..c9f03418e71e 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/syscall.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/syscall.c
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(pciconfig_read, unsigned long, bus, unsigned long, dfn,
 	long err;
 	int cfg_ret;
 
+	err = -EPERM;
+	dev = NULL;
 	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
-		return -EPERM;
+		goto error;
 
 	err = -ENODEV;
 	dev = pci_get_domain_bus_and_slot(0, bus, dfn);