diff --git a/fs/ntfs/attrib.c b/fs/ntfs/attrib.c
index e260540eb7c5..71ad870eceac 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/attrib.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/attrib.c
@@ -2661,6 +2661,7 @@ add_non_resident:
 	/* Open new attribute and resize it. */
 	attr_vi = ntfs_attr_iget(VFS_I(ni), type, name, name_len);
 	if (IS_ERR(attr_vi)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(attr_vi);
 		ntfs_error(sb, "Failed to open just added attribute");
 		goto rm_attr_err_out;
 	}