diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_cache.c b/sys/kern/vfs_cache.c
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_cache.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_cache.c
@@ -3646,9 +3646,9 @@
 		error = vn_fullpath_dir(vp, pwd->pwd_rdir, buf, retbuf, buflen,
 		    addend);
 		pwd_drop(pwd);
-		if (error != 0)
-			goto out_bad;
 	}
+	if (error != 0)
+		goto out_bad;
 
 	*freebuf = buf;