diff --git a/source4/dsdb/samdb/ldb_modules/partition.c b/source4/dsdb/samdb/ldb_modules/partition.c
index ca8fac09372..78bf6e603d7 100644
--- a/source4/dsdb/samdb/ldb_modules/partition.c
+++ b/source4/dsdb/samdb/ldb_modules/partition.c
@@ -1643,7 +1643,7 @@ int partition_read_unlock(struct ldb_module *module)
 		}
 	}
 
-	ret = partition_metadata_read_unlock(module);
+	ret2 = partition_metadata_read_unlock(module);
 
 	/*
 	 * Don't overwrite the original failure code