diff --git a/sys/nfs/krpc_subr.c b/sys/nfs/krpc_subr.c
index ae51aceda49c..2d37c10896fb 100644
--- a/sys/nfs/krpc_subr.c
+++ b/sys/nfs/krpc_subr.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ krpc_call(struct sockaddr_in *sa, u_int prog, u_int vers, u_int func,
 	 * Create socket and set its recieve timeout.
 	 */
 	if ((error = socreate(AF_INET, &so, SOCK_DGRAM, 0, td->td_ucred, td)))
-		goto out;
+		return error;
 
 	tv.tv_sec = 1;
 	tv.tv_usec = 0;