diff --git a/drivers/s390/crypto/pkey_api.c b/drivers/s390/crypto/pkey_api.c
index df0f19e6d923..17885c9f55cb 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/crypto/pkey_api.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/crypto/pkey_api.c
@@ -1191,7 +1191,7 @@ static long pkey_unlocked_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
 		if (rc)
 			break;
 		if (copy_to_user(ucs, &kcs, sizeof(kcs)))
-			return -EFAULT;
+			rc = -EFAULT;
 		memzero_explicit(&kcs, sizeof(kcs));
 		break;
 	}
@@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@ static long pkey_unlocked_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
 		if (rc)
 			break;
 		if (copy_to_user(ucp, &kcp, sizeof(kcp)))
-			return -EFAULT;
+			rc = -EFAULT;
 		memzero_explicit(&kcp, sizeof(kcp));
 		break;
 	}