diff --git a/fs/nsfs.c b/fs/nsfs.c
index c215878d55e87..fb0dcc1196699 100644
--- a/fs/nsfs.c
+++ b/fs/nsfs.c
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ static long ns_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int ioctl,
 		else
 			tsk = find_task_by_pid_ns(arg, pid_ns);
 		if (!tsk)
-			break;
+			return ret;
 
 		switch (ioctl) {
 		case NS_GET_PID_FROM_PIDNS: