diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c b/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
index 53d475b1422e..9c4cf5e5aad4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
@@ -523,5 +523,5 @@ int cmd_probe(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		cleanup_params();
 	}
 
-	return ret;
+	return ret < 0 ? ret : 0;
 }