diff --git a/fs/rpmsgfs/rpmsgfs.c b/fs/rpmsgfs/rpmsgfs.c
index decd14a3edb..edf9cf687b3 100644
--- a/fs/rpmsgfs/rpmsgfs.c
+++ b/fs/rpmsgfs/rpmsgfs.c
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ static int rpmsgfs_open(FAR struct file *filep, FAR const char *relpath,
     {
       /* Error opening file */
 
-      ret = -EBADF;
+      ret = hf->fd;
       goto errout_with_buffer;
     }