diff --git a/fs/nfs/callback_xdr.c b/fs/nfs/callback_xdr.c
index 05c38cf40b69..c92991328d9a 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/callback_xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/callback_xdr.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static unsigned decode_recall_args(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xd
 	status = decode_fh(xdr, &args->fh);
 out:
 	dprintk("%s: exit with status = %d\n", __FUNCTION__, status);
-	return 0;
+	return status;
 }
 
 static unsigned encode_string(struct xdr_stream *xdr, unsigned int len, const char *str)