diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/block.c b/drivers/mmc/core/block.c
index a9ce192828b8..916b88ee2de4 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/block.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/block.c
@@ -2305,7 +2305,7 @@ static long mmc_rpmb_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
 		break;
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT