diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/core.c b/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
index a2403a808360..30a1eb77f60b 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
@@ -610,7 +610,8 @@ int nvmet_ns_enable(struct nvmet_ns *ns)
 			goto out_dev_put;
 	}
 
-	if (percpu_ref_init(&ns->ref, nvmet_destroy_namespace, 0, GFP_KERNEL))
+	ret = percpu_ref_init(&ns->ref, nvmet_destroy_namespace, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (ret)
 		goto out_pr_exit;
 
 	nvmet_ns_changed(subsys, ns->nsid);