diff --git a/drivers/firewire/fw-cdev.c b/drivers/firewire/fw-cdev.c
index cfceb2cba4e4..ed03234cbea8 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/fw-cdev.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/fw-cdev.c
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ dispatch_ioctl(struct client *client, unsigned int cmd, void __user *arg)
 			return -EFAULT;
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return retval;
 }
 
 static long