diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index 419491d8e7d2..5db26468b5c3 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -4334,8 +4334,10 @@ static int selinux_socket_sock_rcv_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		}
 		err = avc_has_perm(sk_sid, peer_sid, SECCLASS_PEER,
 				   PEER__RECV, &ad);
-		if (err)
+		if (err) {
 			selinux_netlbl_err(skb, err, 0);
+			return err;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (secmark_active) {