diff --git a/security/apparmor/lsm.c b/security/apparmor/lsm.c
index 6fdab1b5ede5..366cdfd6a7ba 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/lsm.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/lsm.c
@@ -839,7 +839,6 @@ static int apparmor_task_kill(struct task_struct *target, struct kernel_siginfo
 		cl = aa_get_newest_cred_label(cred);
 		error = aa_may_signal(cred, cl, tc, tl, sig);
 		aa_put_label(cl);
-		return error;
 	} else {
 		cl = __begin_current_label_crit_section();
 		error = aa_may_signal(current_cred(), cl, tc, tl, sig);