diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index fef91963555a..1a87f87c88d0 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -1282,12 +1282,13 @@ static int
 loop_get_status_old(struct loop_device *lo, struct loop_info __user *arg) {
 	struct loop_info info;
 	struct loop_info64 info64;
-	int err = 0;
+	int err;
 
-	if (!arg)
-		err = -EINVAL;
-	if (!err)
-		err = loop_get_status(lo, &info64);
+	if (!arg) {
+		mutex_unlock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	err = loop_get_status(lo, &info64);
 	if (!err)
 		err = loop_info64_to_old(&info64, &info);
 	if (!err && copy_to_user(arg, &info, sizeof(info)))
@@ -1299,12 +1300,13 @@ loop_get_status_old(struct loop_device *lo, struct loop_info __user *arg) {
 static int
 loop_get_status64(struct loop_device *lo, struct loop_info64 __user *arg) {
 	struct loop_info64 info64;
-	int err = 0;
+	int err;
 
-	if (!arg)
-		err = -EINVAL;
-	if (!err)
-		err = loop_get_status(lo, &info64);
+	if (!arg) {
+		mutex_unlock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	err = loop_get_status(lo, &info64);
 	if (!err && copy_to_user(arg, &info64, sizeof(info64)))
 		err = -EFAULT;
 
@@ -1525,12 +1527,13 @@ loop_get_status_compat(struct loop_device *lo,
 		       struct compat_loop_info __user *arg)
 {
 	struct loop_info64 info64;
-	int err = 0;
+	int err;
 
-	if (!arg)
-		err = -EINVAL;
-	if (!err)
-		err = loop_get_status(lo, &info64);
+	if (!arg) {
+		mutex_unlock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	err = loop_get_status(lo, &info64);
 	if (!err)
 		err = loop_info64_to_compat(&info64, arg);
 	return err;