diff --git a/fs/vfs/fs_fcntl.c b/fs/vfs/fs_fcntl.c
index eafc0fe3bd..91387c0e21 100644
--- a/fs/vfs/fs_fcntl.c
+++ b/fs/vfs/fs_fcntl.c
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ int file_vfcntl(FAR struct file *filep, int cmd, va_list ap)
             {
               filep->f_oflags &= ~O_CLOEXEC;
             }
+
+          ret = OK;
         }
         break;
 
diff --git a/net/socket/net_vfcntl.c b/net/socket/net_vfcntl.c
index 7b44ca3010..f9cd2e4dbb 100644
--- a/net/socket/net_vfcntl.c
+++ b/net/socket/net_vfcntl.c
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ int psock_vfcntl(FAR struct socket *psock, int cmd, va_list ap)
             {
               psock->s_flags &= ~_SF_CLOEXEC;
             }
+
+          ret = OK;
          }
          break;