diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
index 8cad99a8d01e..8d80562fb502 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
@@ -5677,7 +5677,7 @@ static int print_entries(struct seq_file *m,
 {
 	struct tracing_map_sort_entry **sort_entries = NULL;
 	struct tracing_map *map = hist_data->map;
-	int i, j, n_entries;
+	int i, j, n_entries, ret;
 	struct hist_val_stat *stats = NULL;
 	u64 val;
 
@@ -5687,6 +5687,8 @@ static int print_entries(struct seq_file *m,
 	if (n_entries < 0)
 		return n_entries;
 
+	ret = n_entries;
+
 	/* Calculate the max and the total for each field if needed. */
 	for (j = 0; j < hist_data->n_vals; j++) {
 		if (!(hist_data->fields[j]->flags &
@@ -5695,7 +5697,7 @@ static int print_entries(struct seq_file *m,
 		if (!stats) {
 			stats = kzalloc_objs(*stats, hist_data->n_vals);
 			if (!stats) {
-				n_entries = -ENOMEM;
+				ret = -ENOMEM;
 				goto out;
 			}
 		}
@@ -5716,7 +5718,7 @@ static int print_entries(struct seq_file *m,
 out:
 	tracing_map_destroy_sort_entries(sort_entries, n_entries);
 
-	return n_entries;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void hist_trigger_show(struct seq_file *m,