diff --git a/net/ipv6/ping.c b/net/ipv6/ping.c
index 10b975577e91..18f19df4189f 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ping.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ping.c
@@ -191,7 +191,10 @@ int ping_v6_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
 	}
 	release_sock(sk);
 
-	return err;
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	return len;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS