diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lmv/lmv_obd.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lmv/lmv_obd.c
index 1d53c761d367..fb5ddd779009 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lmv/lmv_obd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lmv/lmv_obd.c
@@ -2641,7 +2641,7 @@ static int lmv_unlink(struct obd_export *exp, struct md_op_data *op_data,
 
 	/* Not cross-ref case, just get out of here. */
 	if (likely(!(body->mbo_valid & OBD_MD_MDS)))
-		return 0;
+		return rc;
 
 	CDEBUG(D_INODE, "%s: try unlink to another MDT for "DFID"\n",
 	       exp->exp_obd->obd_name, PFID(&body->mbo_fid1));