diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/common.h b/fs/xfs/scrub/common.h
index 454145db10e717f67f8e9d19530d0616abfe0ddd..b73648d81d2308a79abab437dca4778cb3f0a9d4 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/scrub/common.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/common.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ xchk_should_terminate(
 
 	if (fatal_signal_pending(current)) {
 		if (*error == 0)
-			*error = -EAGAIN;
+			*error = -EINTR;
 		return true;
 	}
 	return false;