diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_stat.c b/kernel/trace/trace_stat.c
index 1257dc6c0779..3c9c17feea33 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_stat.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_stat.c
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ static int init_stat_file(struct stat_session *session)
 int register_stat_tracer(struct tracer_stat *trace)
 {
 	struct stat_session *session, *node;
-	int ret;
+	int ret = -EINVAL;
 
 	if (!trace)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -321,17 +321,15 @@ int register_stat_tracer(struct tracer_stat *trace)
 	/* Already registered? */
 	mutex_lock(&all_stat_sessions_mutex);
 	list_for_each_entry(node, &all_stat_sessions, session_list) {
-		if (node->ts == trace) {
-			mutex_unlock(&all_stat_sessions_mutex);
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
+		if (node->ts == trace)
+			goto out;
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&all_stat_sessions_mutex);
 
+	ret = -ENOMEM;
 	/* Init the session */
 	session = kzalloc(sizeof(*session), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!session)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
 
 	session->ts = trace;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&session->session_list);
@@ -340,15 +338,16 @@ int register_stat_tracer(struct tracer_stat *trace)
 	ret = init_stat_file(session);
 	if (ret) {
 		destroy_session(session);
-		return ret;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
+	ret = 0;
 	/* Register */
-	mutex_lock(&all_stat_sessions_mutex);
 	list_add_tail(&session->session_list, &all_stat_sessions);
+ out:
 	mutex_unlock(&all_stat_sessions_mutex);
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 void unregister_stat_tracer(struct tracer_stat *trace)