diff --git a/kmod/src/manifest.c b/kmod/src/manifest.c
index fcf404a2..bc5d5d42 100644
--- a/kmod/src/manifest.c
+++ b/kmod/src/manifest.c
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ static int handle_stale_btree(struct super_block *sb,
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int cmp_ment_ref_segno(void *priv, struct list_head *A,