diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index ef05f8c15f95..07c0dc806dfc 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -10597,7 +10597,7 @@ static int perf_event_init_context(struct task_struct *child, int ctxn)
 		ret = inherit_task_group(event, parent, parent_ctx,
 					 child, ctxn, &inherited_all);
 		if (ret)
-			break;
+			goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -10613,7 +10613,7 @@ static int perf_event_init_context(struct task_struct *child, int ctxn)
 		ret = inherit_task_group(event, parent, parent_ctx,
 					 child, ctxn, &inherited_all);
 		if (ret)
-			break;
+			goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&parent_ctx->lock, flags);
@@ -10641,6 +10641,7 @@ static int perf_event_init_context(struct task_struct *child, int ctxn)
 	}
 
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&parent_ctx->lock, flags);
+out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&parent_ctx->mutex);
 
 	perf_unpin_context(parent_ctx);