diff --git a/ipc/util.c b/ipc/util.c
index 579552ab..7585a72 100644
--- a/ipc/util.c
+++ b/ipc/util.c
@@ -803,13 +803,9 @@
 	}
 
 	audit_ipc_obj(ipcp);
-
-	if (cmd == IPC_SET) {
-		err = audit_ipc_set_perm(extra_perm, perm->uid,
+	if (cmd == IPC_SET)
+		audit_ipc_set_perm(extra_perm, perm->uid,
 					 perm->gid, perm->mode);
-		if (err)
-			goto out_unlock;
-	}
 
 	euid = current_euid();
 	if (euid == ipcp->cuid ||
@@ -817,7 +813,6 @@
 		return ipcp;
 
 	err = -EPERM;
-out_unlock:
 	ipc_unlock(ipcp);
 out_up:
 	up_write(&ids->rw_mutex);