diff --git a/fs/ubifs/auth.c b/fs/ubifs/auth.c
index f985a3fbbb36..b10418b5fb71 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/auth.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/auth.c
@@ -352,8 +352,10 @@ int ubifs_init_authentication(struct ubifs_info *c)
 	c->authenticated = true;
 
 	c->log_hash = ubifs_hash_get_desc(c);
-	if (IS_ERR(c->log_hash))
+	if (IS_ERR(c->log_hash)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(c->log_hash);
 		goto out_free_hmac;
+	}
 
 	err = 0;