diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c
index c9b82687ba1a..242fa77513f5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ static int aac_cfg_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 		}
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return err;
 }
 
 /**