diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
index 7cd55e0..7bd7a1e 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
@@ -476,8 +476,10 @@
 		if (r < 0)
 			break;
 		eventfp = f.fd == -1 ? NULL : eventfd_fget(f.fd);
-		if (IS_ERR(eventfp))
-			return PTR_ERR(eventfp);
+		if (IS_ERR(eventfp)) {
+			r = PTR_ERR(eventfp);
+			break;
+		}
 		if (eventfp != vq->kick) {
 			pollstop = filep = vq->kick;
 			pollstart = vq->kick = eventfp;
@@ -489,8 +491,10 @@
 		if (r < 0)
 			break;
 		eventfp = f.fd == -1 ? NULL : eventfd_fget(f.fd);
-		if (IS_ERR(eventfp))
-			return PTR_ERR(eventfp);
+		if (IS_ERR(eventfp)) {
+			r = PTR_ERR(eventfp);
+			break;
+		}
 		if (eventfp != vq->call) {
 			filep = vq->call;
 			ctx = vq->call_ctx;
@@ -505,8 +509,10 @@
 		if (r < 0)
 			break;
 		eventfp = f.fd == -1 ? NULL : eventfd_fget(f.fd);
-		if (IS_ERR(eventfp))
-			return PTR_ERR(eventfp);
+		if (IS_ERR(eventfp)) {
+			r = PTR_ERR(eventfp);
+			break;
+		}
 		if (eventfp != vq->error) {
 			filep = vq->error;
 			vq->error = eventfp;