diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/io-cmd-file.c b/drivers/nvme/target/io-cmd-file.c
index 715d4376c997975a743bedc908218b23325a7653..7fdbdc496597d5304eb7f6938b5cc12f1d890507 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/io-cmd-file.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/io-cmd-file.c
@@ -49,9 +49,11 @@ int nvmet_file_ns_enable(struct nvmet_ns *ns)
 
 	ns->file = filp_open(ns->device_path, flags, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(ns->file)) {
-		pr_err("failed to open file %s: (%ld)\n",
-				ns->device_path, PTR_ERR(ns->file));
-		return PTR_ERR(ns->file);
+		ret = PTR_ERR(ns->file);
+		pr_err("failed to open file %s: (%d)\n",
+			ns->device_path, ret);
+		ns->file = NULL;
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	ret = nvmet_file_ns_revalidate(ns);