diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.c
index 8caa55b81674..a0af57e54b8b 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ xfs_rtcopy_summary(
 	error = 0;
 out:
 	xfs_rtbuf_cache_relse(oargs);
-	return 0;
+	return error;
 }
 /*
  * Mark an extent specified by start and len allocated.