diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_dquot_item_recover.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_dquot_item_recover.c
index fe419b28de22..63bc9ab7d947 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_dquot_item_recover.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_dquot_item_recover.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ xlog_recover_dquot_commit_pass2(
 
 out_release:
 	xfs_buf_relse(bp);
-	return 0;
+	return error;
 }
 
 const struct xlog_recover_item_ops xlog_dquot_item_ops = {