diff --git a/fs/pipe.c b/fs/pipe.c
index 279eef96c51c..37eb1ebeaa90 100644
--- a/fs/pipe.c
+++ b/fs/pipe.c
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ pipe_read(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *_iov,
 			error = ops->confirm(pipe, buf);
 			if (error) {
 				if (!ret)
-					error = ret;
+					ret = error;
 				break;
 			}