diff --git a/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c b/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c
index 29c651ab0d78..6b36ee56e6fe 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c
@@ -981,8 +981,10 @@ int vt_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file * file,
 			goto eperm;
 
 		if (copy_from_user(&vsa, (struct vt_setactivate __user *)arg,
-						sizeof(struct vt_setactivate)))
-			return -EFAULT;
+					sizeof(struct vt_setactivate))) {
+			ret = -EFAULT;
+			goto out;
+		}
 		if (vsa.console == 0 || vsa.console > MAX_NR_CONSOLES)
 			ret = -ENXIO;
 		else {