diff --git a/drivers/acpi/fan_core.c b/drivers/acpi/fan_core.c
index 52a0b303b70aab742a5090c720cb8df5ff8eedc1..9dccbae9e8ea76b743f1e00d128b89883f713316 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/fan_core.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/fan_core.c
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ static int acpi_fan_get_fif(struct acpi_device *device)
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 		dev_err(&device->dev, "Invalid _FIF element\n");
 		status = -EINVAL;
+		goto err;
 	}
 
 	fan->fif.revision = fields[0];