diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
index 50f75986a79b..6c97610e90bf 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
@@ -2553,10 +2553,8 @@ static int btrfs_search_path_in_tree_user(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
 			ret = inode_permission(mnt_userns, temp_inode,
 					       MAY_READ | MAY_EXEC);
 			iput(temp_inode);
-			if (ret) {
-				ret = -EACCES;
+			if (ret)
 				goto out_put;
-			}
 
 			if (key.offset == upper_limit.objectid)
 				break;