diff --git a/net/dccp/feat.c b/net/dccp/feat.c
index 4a4f6ce4498d42c77dde9b7a5867575210931b31..933a0ecf8d463b0649fd69f78335533d86950517 100644
--- a/net/dccp/feat.c
+++ b/net/dccp/feat.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ int dccp_feat_change(struct dccp_minisock *dmsk, u8 type, u8 feature,
 
 	if (len > 3) {
 		DCCP_WARN("invalid length %d\n", len);
-		return 1;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	/* XXX add further sanity checks */