diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_bpf.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_bpf.c
index 2e234d155b5e..0ce583f68d3b 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_bpf.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_bpf.c
@@ -581,6 +581,7 @@ static int tcp_bpf_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
 					       copy);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			sk_msg_trim(sk, msg_tx, osize);
+			err = ret;
 			goto out_err;
 		}