diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index ac1aedafe05e..c22febeda1ac 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -4134,7 +4134,6 @@ struct mnt_namespace *copy_mnt_ns(u64 flags, struct mnt_namespace *ns,
 	new = copy_tree(old, old->mnt.mnt_root, copy_flags);
 	if (IS_ERR(new)) {
 		emptied_ns = new_ns;
-		namespace_unlock();
 		return ERR_CAST(new);
 	}
 	if (user_ns != ns->user_ns) {