diff --git a/net/rds/send.c b/net/rds/send.c
index 9604e1faa564..18e2b4d3931f 100644
--- a/net/rds/send.c
+++ b/net/rds/send.c
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@ int rds_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t payload_len)
 				if (addr4 == htonl(INADDR_ANY) ||
 				    addr4 == htonl(INADDR_BROADCAST) ||
 				    IN_MULTICAST(ntohl(addr4))) {
-					return -EINVAL;
+					ret = -EINVAL;
 					goto out;
 				}
 			}