diff --git a/net/rds/ib_frmr.c b/net/rds/ib_frmr.c
index d152e48ea371a5c6c8a565f3d6745625d165e5b3..8596eed6d9a8bb2dd0919f0e4bd66b67d89d54cc 100644
--- a/net/rds/ib_frmr.c
+++ b/net/rds/ib_frmr.c
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ static struct rds_ib_mr *rds_ib_alloc_frmr(struct rds_ib_device *rds_ibdev,
 			 pool->fmr_attr.max_pages);
 	if (IS_ERR(frmr->mr)) {
 		pr_warn("RDS/IB: %s failed to allocate MR", __func__);
+		err = PTR_ERR(frmr->mr);
 		goto out_no_cigar;
 	}