diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.c b/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.c
index a21ea8b3e5fa..12555c4eeb2b 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.c
@@ -1338,6 +1338,7 @@ int lmLogInit(struct jfs_log * log)
 		} else {
 			if (memcmp(logsuper->uuid, log->uuid, 16)) {
 				jfs_warn("wrong uuid on JFS log device");
+				rc = -EINVAL;
 				goto errout20;
 			}
 			log->size = le32_to_cpu(logsuper->size);