diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_configfs.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_configfs.c
index 923c032..e980e2d 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_configfs.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_configfs.c
@@ -100,8 +100,10 @@ static ssize_t lio_target_np_driver_store(struct config_item *item,
 
 		tpg_np_new = iscsit_tpg_add_network_portal(tpg,
 					&np->np_sockaddr, tpg_np, type);
-		if (IS_ERR(tpg_np_new))
+		if (IS_ERR(tpg_np_new)) {
+			rc = PTR_ERR(tpg_np_new);
 			goto out;
+		}
 	} else {
 		tpg_np_new = iscsit_tpg_locate_child_np(tpg_np, type);
 		if (tpg_np_new) {