diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/auth.c b/drivers/nvme/target/auth.c
index fb518b00f71f..4f08362aee8b 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/auth.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/auth.c
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ int nvmet_auth_ctrl_hash(struct nvmet_req *req, u8 *response,
 	nvme_auth_free_key(transformed_key);
 out_free_tfm:
 	crypto_free_shash(shash_tfm);
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 int nvmet_auth_ctrl_exponential(struct nvmet_req *req,