diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/upd.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/upd.c
index c1d7b880c7953969a282969637b69f052a8454ed..425bf5a3edd4778b0dc2e3bcc6a47f0f5e1cca18 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/upd.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/upd.c
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ int ubi_start_update(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_volume *vol,
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 		vol->updating = 0;
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	vol->upd_buf = vmalloc(ubi->leb_size);