diff --git a/fs/smb/client/fscache.c b/fs/smb/client/fscache.c
index f6f3a6b75601..e73625b5d0cc 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/fscache.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/fscache.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ int cifs_fscache_get_super_cookie(struct cifs_tcon *tcon)
 	sharename = extract_sharename(tcon->tree_name);
 	if (IS_ERR(sharename)) {
 		cifs_dbg(FYI, "%s: couldn't extract sharename\n", __func__);
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return PTR_ERR(sharename);
 	}
 
 	slen = strlen(sharename);