diff --git a/drivers/staging/android/ashmem.c b/drivers/staging/android/ashmem.c
index 6dbba5aff1911..d5450365769cb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/android/ashmem.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/android/ashmem.c
@@ -326,24 +326,23 @@ static loff_t ashmem_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin)
 	mutex_lock(&ashmem_mutex);
 
 	if (asma->size == 0) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto out;
+		mutex_unlock(&ashmem_mutex);
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	if (!asma->file) {
-		ret = -EBADF;
-		goto out;
+		mutex_unlock(&ashmem_mutex);
+		return -EBADF;
 	}
 
+	mutex_unlock(&ashmem_mutex);
+
 	ret = vfs_llseek(asma->file, offset, origin);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out;
+		return ret;
 
 	/** Copy f_pos from backing file, since f_ops->llseek() sets it */
 	file->f_pos = asma->file->f_pos;
-
-out:
-	mutex_unlock(&ashmem_mutex);
 	return ret;
 }