diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7fc88ace49..7b6d5a05d5 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -5935,4 +5935,6 @@
 	  stacks as well as the heap.  Suggested by David Sidrane (2013-11-1).
 	* configs/spark/usbmsc:  Add spark USB MSC configuration.  From David
 	  Sidrane (2013-11-1).
-
+	* fs/fat/fs_fat32util.c:  In one error return case, the error return
+	  value was not being set, making the failure look like success. From
+	  David Sidrane (2011-10-1).
diff --git a/fs/fat/fs_fat32util.c b/fs/fat/fs_fat32util.c
index cfacc643ea..227fa5ceaa 100644
--- a/fs/fat/fs_fat32util.c
+++ b/fs/fat/fs_fat32util.c
@@ -630,6 +630,7 @@ int fat_mount(struct fat_mountpt_s *fs, bool writeable)
       if (i > 3)
         {
           fdbg("No valid MBR\n");
+          ret = -EINVAL;
           goto errout_with_buffer;
         }
     }