diff --git a/kernel/perf_event.c b/kernel/perf_event.c
index 17ac47f4bce69..8d61d292f7190 100644
--- a/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -3036,7 +3036,7 @@ int perf_output_begin(struct perf_output_handle *handle,
 	handle->sample	= sample;
 
 	if (!data->nr_pages)
-		goto fail;
+		goto out;
 
 	have_lost = atomic_read(&data->lost);
 	if (have_lost)