diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/eba.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/eba.c
index f1db73da79756c378b88ff9d52b5c2f924a7aa50..da4c79259f67f3e2bd63a62570845eb10c89e989 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/eba.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/eba.c
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ int ubi_eba_read_leb(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_volume *vol, int lnum,
 						 pnum, vol_id, lnum);
 					err = -EBADMSG;
 				} else
+					err = -EINVAL;
 					ubi_ro_mode(ubi);
 			}
 			goto out_free;