diff --git a/security/selinux/ss/conditional.c b/security/selinux/ss/conditional.c
index a2b3b29..0389263 100644
--- a/security/selinux/ss/conditional.c
+++ b/security/selinux/ss/conditional.c
@@ -117,10 +117,14 @@
 
 int cond_policydb_init(struct policydb *p)
 {
+	int rc;
+
 	p->bool_val_to_struct = NULL;
 	p->cond_list = NULL;
-	if (avtab_init(&p->te_cond_avtab))
-		return -1;
+
+	rc = avtab_init(&p->te_cond_avtab);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
 
 	return 0;
 }