diff --git a/fs/yaffs2/yaffs_guts.c b/fs/yaffs2/yaffs_guts.c
index f0ef8db9ee..7390b40e01 100644
--- a/fs/yaffs2/yaffs_guts.c
+++ b/fs/yaffs2/yaffs_guts.c
@@ -2976,7 +2976,7 @@ static int yaffs_GarbageCollectBlock(yaffs_Device * dev, int block)
 
 	dev->isDoingGC = 0;
 
-	return YAFFS_OK;
+	return retVal;
 }
 
 /* New garbage collector