diff --git a/fs/btrfs/zoned.c b/fs/btrfs/zoned.c
index f426276e2b6b..87c5dd3ad016 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/zoned.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/zoned.c
@@ -1753,7 +1753,7 @@ out:
 	    !fs_info->stripe_root) {
 		btrfs_err(fs_info, "zoned: data %s needs raid-stripe-tree",
 			  btrfs_bg_type_to_raid_name(map->type));
-		return -EINVAL;
+		ret = -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	if (cache->alloc_offset > cache->zone_capacity) {