diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c
index d3f1222c1a8c..bc5fca07d2ee 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c
@@ -889,10 +889,8 @@ static int pppol2tp_getname(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr,
 
 	pls = l2tp_session_priv(session);
 	tunnel = l2tp_sock_to_tunnel(pls->tunnel_sock);
-	if (tunnel == NULL) {
-		error = -EBADF;
+	if (tunnel == NULL)
 		goto end_put_sess;
-	}
 
 	inet = inet_sk(tunnel->sock);
 	if ((tunnel->version == 2) && (tunnel->sock->sk_family == AF_INET)) {
@@ -970,12 +968,11 @@ static int pppol2tp_getname(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr,
 	}
 
 	*usockaddr_len = len;
+	error = 0;
 
 	sock_put(pls->tunnel_sock);
 end_put_sess:
 	sock_put(sk);
-	error = 0;
-
 end:
 	return error;
 }