diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hidp/core.c b/net/bluetooth/hidp/core.c
index 5abd423b55fa..8d889969ae7e 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hidp/core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hidp/core.c
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ static int hidp_send_message(struct hidp_session *session, struct socket *sock,
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
+	int ret;
 
 	BT_DBG("session %p data %p size %d", session, data, size);
 
@@ -114,13 +115,17 @@ static int hidp_send_message(struct hidp_session *session, struct socket *sock,
 	}
 
 	skb_put_u8(skb, hdr);
-	if (data && size > 0)
+	if (data && size > 0) {
 		skb_put_data(skb, data, size);
+		ret = size;
+	} else {
+		ret = 0;
+	}
 
 	skb_queue_tail(transmit, skb);
 	wake_up_interruptible(sk_sleep(sk));
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int hidp_send_ctrl_message(struct hidp_session *session,