diff --git a/lib/kunit/try-catch.c b/lib/kunit/try-catch.c
index f7825991d576..a5cb2ef70a25 100644
--- a/lib/kunit/try-catch.c
+++ b/lib/kunit/try-catch.c
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ void kunit_try_catch_run(struct kunit_try_catch *try_catch, void *context)
 				  try_catch,
 				  "kunit_try_catch_thread");
 	if (IS_ERR(task_struct)) {
+		try_catch->try_result = PTR_ERR(task_struct);
 		try_catch->catch(try_catch->context);
 		return;
 	}