diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index af0c42daa77d..b93bca48359a 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -8026,7 +8026,7 @@ static ssize_t reclaim_store(struct device *dev,
 	int ret, nid = dev->id;
 
 	ret = user_proactive_reclaim((char *)buf, NULL, NODE_DATA(nid));
-	return ret ? -EAGAIN : count;
+	return ret ? ret : count;
 }
 
 static DEVICE_ATTR_WO(reclaim);