diff --git a/io_uring/filetable.c b/io_uring/filetable.c
index 4660cb89ea9f..a64b4df0ac9c 100644
--- a/io_uring/filetable.c
+++ b/io_uring/filetable.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static int io_install_fixed_file(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, struct file *file,
 	*io_get_tag_slot(ctx->file_data, slot_index) = 0;
 	io_fixed_file_set(file_slot, file);
 	io_file_bitmap_set(&ctx->file_table, slot_index);
-	return 0;
+	ret = 0;
 err:
 	if (needs_switch)
 		io_rsrc_node_switch(ctx, ctx->file_data);