diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 2ea929d51ad0..4b06bbad49c2 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -1854,8 +1854,7 @@ static struct module *load_module(void __user *umod,
 	kfree(args);
  free_hdr:
 	vfree(hdr);
-	if (err < 0) return ERR_PTR(err);
-	else return ptr;
+	return ERR_PTR(err);
 
  truncated:
 	printk(KERN_ERR "Module len %lu truncated\n", len);