diff --git a/kernel/perf_event.c b/kernel/perf_event.c
index 03cc061398d1..58ed1dae5875 100644
--- a/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -5148,7 +5148,7 @@ int perf_event_init_task(struct task_struct *child)
 					    GFP_KERNEL);
 			if (!child_ctx) {
 				ret = -ENOMEM;
-				goto exit;
+				break;
 			}
 
 			__perf_event_init_context(child_ctx, child);
@@ -5164,7 +5164,7 @@ int perf_event_init_task(struct task_struct *child)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (inherited_all) {
+	if (child_ctx && inherited_all) {
 		/*
 		 * Mark the child context as a clone of the parent
 		 * context, or of whatever the parent is a clone of.
@@ -5184,7 +5184,6 @@ int perf_event_init_task(struct task_struct *child)
 		get_ctx(child_ctx->parent_ctx);
 	}
 
-exit:
 	mutex_unlock(&parent_ctx->mutex);
 
 	perf_unpin_context(parent_ctx);