diff --git a/sound/usb/mixer.c b/sound/usb/mixer.c
index f2e173b9691d3a57b88685befeb64c153f653f33..c9384d35165fbe5495ab9292ad8f31153ad0c2f8 100644
--- a/sound/usb/mixer.c
+++ b/sound/usb/mixer.c
@@ -1461,7 +1461,7 @@ static int mixer_ctl_connector_get(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 		usb_audio_err(chip,
 			"cannot get connectors status: req = %#x, wValue = %#x, wIndex = %#x, type = %d\n",
 			UAC_GET_CUR, validx, idx, cval->val_type);
-		return ret;
+		return filter_error(cval, ret);
 	}
 
 	ucontrol->value.integer.value[0] = val;