diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c
index e041e917c1d9c44beeca1f3572a172c9038bface..e6b3e76208887d2a1737515bc8f116ad9976ac1a 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ xfs_vn_getattr(
 	trace_xfs_getattr(ip);
 
 	if (XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(mp))
-		return XFS_ERROR(EIO);
+		return -XFS_ERROR(EIO);
 
 	stat->size = XFS_ISIZE(ip);
 	stat->dev = inode->i_sb->s_dev;