diff --git a/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c b/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c
index 4bf0ec94e719..35d1f1428ef3 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c
@@ -1936,7 +1936,7 @@ int __cgroup_bpf_run_filter_sysctl(struct ctl_table_header *head,
 
 	kfree(ctx.cur_val);
 
-	if (ret == 1 && ctx.new_updated) {
+	if (!ret && ctx.new_updated) {
 		kvfree(*buf);
 		*buf = ctx.new_val;
 		*pcount = ctx.new_len;