diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index dc504d308ec003b714df60497ca813b017d73112..4d3c6071b9a47102212bcc65afa55c640e7bb5b8 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -2213,7 +2213,7 @@ static int unix_net_init(struct net *net)
 #endif
 	error = 0;
 out:
-	return 0;
+	return error;
 }
 
 static void unix_net_exit(struct net *net)