diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index 9b43ff77a51e..78150a04419b 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -1784,6 +1784,7 @@ static int proc_map_files_get_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct path *path)
 	if (rc)
 		goto out_mmput;
 
+	rc = -ENOENT;
 	down_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
 	vma = find_exact_vma(mm, vm_start, vm_end);
 	if (vma && vma->vm_file) {