diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index 1c09cab8f7cf..a40685d800a8 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -1990,7 +1990,7 @@ static struct mnt_namespace *dup_mnt_ns(struct mnt_namespace *mnt_ns,
 	if (!new_ns->root) {
 		up_write(&namespace_sem);
 		kfree(new_ns);
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);;
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	}
 	spin_lock(&vfsmount_lock);
 	list_add_tail(&new_ns->list, &new_ns->root->mnt_list);