diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index a64ed9c45ee2..ce8372ceaa43 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -4618,6 +4618,7 @@ static int ext4_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 			ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR,
 			       "unable to initialize "
 			       "flex_bg meta info!");
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			goto failed_mount6;
 		}