diff --git a/sys/vfs/tmpfs/tmpfs_subr.c b/sys/vfs/tmpfs/tmpfs_subr.c
--- a/sys/vfs/tmpfs/tmpfs_subr.c
+++ b/sys/vfs/tmpfs/tmpfs_subr.c
@@ -1171,7 +1171,7 @@
 
 	KKASSERT(vn_islocked(vp));
 
-	return 0;
+	return (error);
 }
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------- */