diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
index a6280dcb37679d28247393f5aed1c5397ec08282..99c58cdb861951d76b254f9b453d2758e6d96577 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
@@ -770,6 +770,7 @@ int drbd_adm_set_role(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	struct set_role_parms parms;
 	int err;
 	enum drbd_ret_code retcode;
+	enum drbd_state_rv rv;
 
 	retcode = drbd_adm_prepare(&adm_ctx, skb, info, DRBD_ADM_NEED_MINOR);
 	if (!adm_ctx.reply_skb)
@@ -790,14 +791,14 @@ int drbd_adm_set_role(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	mutex_lock(&adm_ctx.resource->adm_mutex);
 
 	if (info->genlhdr->cmd == DRBD_ADM_PRIMARY)
-		retcode = (enum drbd_ret_code)drbd_set_role(adm_ctx.device,
-						R_PRIMARY, parms.assume_uptodate);
+		rv = drbd_set_role(adm_ctx.device, R_PRIMARY, parms.assume_uptodate);
 	else
-		retcode = (enum drbd_ret_code)drbd_set_role(adm_ctx.device,
-						R_SECONDARY, 0);
+		rv = drbd_set_role(adm_ctx.device, R_SECONDARY, 0);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&adm_ctx.resource->adm_mutex);
 	genl_lock();
+	drbd_adm_finish(&adm_ctx, info, rv);
+	return 0;
 out:
 	drbd_adm_finish(&adm_ctx, info, retcode);
 	return 0;
@@ -2492,6 +2493,7 @@ int drbd_adm_connect(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	struct drbd_resource *resource;
 	struct drbd_connection *connection;
 	enum drbd_ret_code retcode;
+	enum drbd_state_rv rv;
 	int i;
 	int err;
 
@@ -2611,12 +2613,11 @@ int drbd_adm_connect(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
-	retcode = (enum drbd_ret_code)conn_request_state(connection,
-					NS(conn, C_UNCONNECTED), CS_VERBOSE);
+	rv = conn_request_state(connection, NS(conn, C_UNCONNECTED), CS_VERBOSE);
 
 	conn_reconfig_done(connection);
 	mutex_unlock(&adm_ctx.resource->adm_mutex);
-	drbd_adm_finish(&adm_ctx, info, retcode);
+	drbd_adm_finish(&adm_ctx, info, rv);
 	return 0;
 
 fail:
@@ -2724,11 +2725,12 @@ int drbd_adm_disconnect(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 
 	mutex_lock(&adm_ctx.resource->adm_mutex);
 	rv = conn_try_disconnect(connection, parms.force_disconnect);
-	if (rv < SS_SUCCESS)
-		retcode = (enum drbd_ret_code)rv;
-	else
-		retcode = NO_ERROR;
 	mutex_unlock(&adm_ctx.resource->adm_mutex);
+	if (rv < SS_SUCCESS) {
+		drbd_adm_finish(&adm_ctx, info, rv);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	retcode = NO_ERROR;
  fail:
 	drbd_adm_finish(&adm_ctx, info, retcode);
 	return 0;