diff --git a/drivers/mtd/tests/readtest.c b/drivers/mtd/tests/readtest.c
index a3196b750a220663b22f866fbf8173ca6fe81d4a..58df07acdbdb5f4c397511834265c233c3a7f62d 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/tests/readtest.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/tests/readtest.c
@@ -191,9 +191,11 @@ static int __init mtd_readtest_init(void)
 				err = ret;
 		}
 
-		err = mtdtest_relax();
-		if (err)
+		ret = mtdtest_relax();
+		if (ret) {
+			err = ret;
 			goto out;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (err)