diff --git a/io_uring/uring_cmd.c b/io_uring/uring_cmd.c
index 8e0cc2d9205e..b9989ae7b957 100644
--- a/io_uring/uring_cmd.c
+++ b/io_uring/uring_cmd.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ int io_uring_cmd(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
 		if (ret < 0)
 			req_set_fail(req);
 		io_req_set_res(req, ret, 0);
-		return IOU_OK;
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	return IOU_ISSUE_SKIP_COMPLETE;