diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
index d5e5f830f2a1..1b61da61690b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
@@ -2383,7 +2383,7 @@ static int rtw_wx_read32(struct net_device *dev,
 exit:
 	kfree(ptmp);
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int rtw_wx_write32(struct net_device *dev,