diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index ad2d420024f6d01086f07b47e60fd1fbde0ff1dc..e42764acedb4cd35ccb81d396b1391510b52db25 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -4228,7 +4228,7 @@ static int modules_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 		m->private = kallsyms_show_value() ? NULL : (void *)8ul;
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return err;
 }
 
 static const struct file_operations proc_modules_operations = {