diff --git a/fs/fuse/ioctl.c b/fs/fuse/ioctl.c
index fbc09dab1f85..df58966bc874 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/ioctl.c
@@ -394,9 +394,12 @@ static int fuse_priv_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct fuse_file *ff,
 	args.out_args[1].value = ptr;
 
 	err = fuse_simple_request(fm, &args);
-	if (!err && outarg.flags & FUSE_IOCTL_RETRY)
-		err = -EIO;
-
+	if (!err) {
+		if (outarg.result < 0)
+			err = outarg.result;
+		else if (outarg.flags & FUSE_IOCTL_RETRY)
+			err = -EIO;
+	}
 	return err;
 }