diff --git a/arch/x86/crypto/ghash-clmulni-intel_glue.c b/arch/x86/crypto/ghash-clmulni-intel_glue.c
index 7a6e68e4f748..976aa64d9a20 100644
--- a/arch/x86/crypto/ghash-clmulni-intel_glue.c
+++ b/arch/x86/crypto/ghash-clmulni-intel_glue.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ static int ghash_async_setkey(struct crypto_ahash *tfm, const u8 *key,
 	crypto_ahash_set_flags(tfm, crypto_ahash_get_flags(child)
 			       & CRYPTO_TFM_RES_MASK);
 
-	return 0;
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int ghash_async_init_tfm(struct crypto_tfm *tfm)