diff --git a/net/bluetooth/bnep/core.c b/net/bluetooth/bnep/core.c
index 43c284158f63ee6e73ec52db1601b40b65b32c54..1a72a2473b7263111d6170946c39b3ee3acf7dbf 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/bnep/core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/bnep/core.c
@@ -744,8 +744,7 @@ static int __init bnep_init(void)
 	if (flt[0])
 		BT_INFO("BNEP filters: %s", flt);
 
-	bnep_sock_init();
-	return 0;
+	return bnep_sock_init();
 }
 
 static void __exit bnep_exit(void)