diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c
index d99231c737fb..80d74cce2a01 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c
@@ -2987,7 +2987,9 @@ static int put_compat_cmd(struct comedi32_cmd_struct __user *cmd32,
 	v32.chanlist_len = cmd->chanlist_len;
 	v32.data = ptr_to_compat(cmd->data);
 	v32.data_len = cmd->data_len;
-	return copy_to_user(cmd32, &v32, sizeof(v32));
+	if (copy_to_user(cmd32, &v32, sizeof(v32)))
+		return -EFAULT;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /* Handle 32-bit COMEDI_CMD ioctl. */