diff --git a/sys/vfs/dirfs/dirfs_vnops.c b/sys/vfs/dirfs/dirfs_vnops.c
--- a/sys/vfs/dirfs/dirfs_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/vfs/dirfs/dirfs_vnops.c
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@
 
 	KTR_LOG(dirfs_getattr, dnp, error);
 
-	return 0;
+	return (error);
 }
 
 int