diff --git a/source/rpc_client/cli_spoolss.c b/source/rpc_client/cli_spoolss.c
index 62dca0afe78..749885dbb4f 100644
--- a/source/rpc_client/cli_spoolss.c
+++ b/source/rpc_client/cli_spoolss.c
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ WERROR rpccli_spoolss_enum_printers(struct rpc_pipe_client *cli, TALLOC_CTX *mem
 		break;
 	case 3:
 		if (!decode_printer_info_3(mem_ctx, out.buffer, out.returned, &ctr->printers_3)) {
-			WERR_GENERAL_FAILURE;
+			return WERR_GENERAL_FAILURE;
 		}
 		break;
 	default: