diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index 998efcee72012..d6e6cafdb2c9a 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ struct page *follow_trans_huge_pmd(struct mm_struct *mm,
 	VM_BUG_ON(!PageHead(page));
 
 	if (flags & FOLL_WRITE && !can_follow_write_pmd(*pmd, page, flags))
-		goto out;
+		return NULL;
 
 	if (flags & FOLL_TOUCH) {
 		pmd_t _pmd;