diff --git a/net/kcm/kcmsock.c b/net/kcm/kcmsock.c
index a646f3481240..fecad1098cf8 100644
--- a/net/kcm/kcmsock.c
+++ b/net/kcm/kcmsock.c
@@ -1685,7 +1685,7 @@ static int kcm_ioctl(struct socket *sock, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 		struct kcm_attach info;
 
 		if (copy_from_user(&info, (void __user *)arg, sizeof(info)))
-			err = -EFAULT;
+			return -EFAULT;
 
 		err = kcm_attach_ioctl(sock, &info);
 
@@ -1695,7 +1695,7 @@ static int kcm_ioctl(struct socket *sock, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 		struct kcm_unattach info;
 
 		if (copy_from_user(&info, (void __user *)arg, sizeof(info)))
-			err = -EFAULT;
+			return -EFAULT;
 
 		err = kcm_unattach_ioctl(sock, &info);
 
@@ -1706,7 +1706,7 @@ static int kcm_ioctl(struct socket *sock, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 		struct socket *newsock = NULL;
 
 		if (copy_from_user(&info, (void __user *)arg, sizeof(info)))
-			err = -EFAULT;
+			return -EFAULT;
 
 		err = kcm_clone(sock, &info, &newsock);