diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-thin.c b/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
index 0083d3e..6e218c7 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
@@ -1645,12 +1645,16 @@ static struct pool *pool_create(struct mapped_device *pool_md,
 	bio_list_init(&pool->retry_on_resume_list);
 
 	pool->shared_read_ds = dm_deferred_set_create();
-	if (!pool->shared_read_ds)
+	if (!pool->shared_read_ds) {
+		err_p = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 		goto bad_shared_read_ds;
+	}
 
 	pool->all_io_ds = dm_deferred_set_create();
-	if (!pool->all_io_ds)
+	if (!pool->all_io_ds) {
+		err_p = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 		goto bad_all_io_ds;
+	}
 
 	pool->next_mapping = NULL;
 	pool->mapping_pool = mempool_create_slab_pool(MAPPING_POOL_SIZE,