diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.c b/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.c
index 9330eff210e0..78fd136ac13b 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.c
@@ -1324,6 +1324,7 @@ int lmLogInit(struct jfs_log * log)
 		} else {
 			if (!uuid_equal(&logsuper->uuid, &log->uuid)) {
 				jfs_warn("wrong uuid on JFS log device");
+				rc = -EINVAL;
 				goto errout20;
 			}
 			log->size = le32_to_cpu(logsuper->size);