diff --git a/fs/proc/vmcore.c b/fs/proc/vmcore.c
index a00120a3c099..10d01eb09c43 100644
--- a/fs/proc/vmcore.c
+++ b/fs/proc/vmcore.c
@@ -1524,7 +1524,7 @@ int vmcore_add_device_dump(struct vmcoredd_data *data)
 		pr_warn_once("Unexpected adding of device dump\n");
 	if (vmcore_open) {
 		ret = -EBUSY;
-		goto out_err;
+		goto unlock;
 	}
 
 	list_add_tail(&dump->list, &vmcoredd_list);
@@ -1532,6 +1532,9 @@ int vmcore_add_device_dump(struct vmcoredd_data *data)
 	mutex_unlock(&vmcore_mutex);
 	return 0;
 
+unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&vmcore_mutex);
+
 out_err:
 	vfree(buf);
 	vfree(dump);