diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_stat.c b/kernel/trace/trace_stat.c
index 9ab0a1a7ad5e..1257dc6c0779 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_stat.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_stat.c
@@ -282,18 +282,22 @@ static int tracing_stat_init(void)
 
 	d_tracing = tracing_init_dentry();
 	if (IS_ERR(d_tracing))
-		return 0;
+		return -ENODEV;
 
 	stat_dir = tracefs_create_dir("trace_stat", d_tracing);
-	if (!stat_dir)
+	if (!stat_dir) {
 		pr_warn("Could not create tracefs 'trace_stat' entry\n");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int init_stat_file(struct stat_session *session)
 {
-	if (!stat_dir && tracing_stat_init())
-		return -ENODEV;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!stat_dir && (ret = tracing_stat_init()))
+		return ret;
 
 	session->file = tracefs_create_file(session->ts->name, 0644,
 					    stat_dir,