diff --git a/net/bridge/br_multicast.c b/net/bridge/br_multicast.c
index 33adf44ef7ec..e77f1e27caf7 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_multicast.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_multicast.c
@@ -1710,7 +1710,7 @@ static bool br_multicast_toex(struct net_bridge_port_group *pg,
 		changed = true;
 		break;
 	case MCAST_EXCLUDE:
-		__grp_src_toex_excl(pg, srcs, nsrcs, src_size);
+		changed = __grp_src_toex_excl(pg, srcs, nsrcs, src_size);
 		break;
 	}