diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index 982f6fc..7292532 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -3982,6 +3982,7 @@ no_journal:
 	if (err) {
 		ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR, "failed to initialize mballoc (%d)",
 			 err);
+		ret = err;
 		goto failed_mount5;
 	}