diff --git a/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/usb_boot.c b/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/usb_boot.c
index c163bcc437ed..fef290c38db6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/usb_boot.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/usb_boot.c
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ int usb_boot(struct usb_device *usbdev, u16 pid)
 	if (IS_ERR(filp)) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "Can't find %s.\n", img_name);
 		set_fs(fs);
-		ret = -ENOENT;
+		ret = PTR_ERR(filp);
 		goto restore_fs;
 	}