diff --git a/block/blk-iolatency.c b/block/blk-iolatency.c
index bb59b2929e0d..b0dc4fc64b3e 100644
--- a/block/blk-iolatency.c
+++ b/block/blk-iolatency.c
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ static void blkiolatency_timer_fn(struct timer_list *t)
 
 		iolat = blkg_to_lat(blkg);
 		if (!iolat)
-			continue;
+			goto next;
 
 		lat_info = &iolat->child_lat;
 		cookie = atomic_read(&lat_info->scale_cookie);