diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/parent.c b/fs/xfs/scrub/parent.c
index a8c4807e1d94..99b60773b715 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/scrub/parent.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/parent.c
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ xchk_parent_scan_attr(
 			valuelen, &parent_ino, NULL);
 	if (error) {
 		xchk_fblock_set_corrupt(sc, XFS_ATTR_FORK, 0);
-		return error;
+		return -ECANCELED;
 	}
 
 	/* No self-referential parent pointers. */