diff --git a/fs/quota/quota_tree.c b/fs/quota/quota_tree.c
index 583b7f7715f9..5f2405994280 100644
--- a/fs/quota/quota_tree.c
+++ b/fs/quota/quota_tree.c
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@ static int free_dqentry(struct qtree_mem_dqinfo *info, struct dquot *dquot,
 		quota_error(dquot->dq_sb, "Quota structure has offset to "
 			"other block (%u) than it should (%u)", blk,
 			(uint)(dquot->dq_off >> info->dqi_blocksize_bits));
+		ret = -EIO;
 		goto out_buf;
 	}
 	ret = read_blk(info, blk, buf);