diff --git a/drivers/net/tun.c b/drivers/net/tun.c
index b7c457adc0dc..729ed533bb33 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tun.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tun.c
@@ -1594,7 +1594,7 @@ static int tun_set_iff(struct net *net, struct file *file, struct ifreq *ifr)
 
 		if (tun->flags & TUN_TAP_MQ &&
 		    (tun->numqueues + tun->numdisabled > 1))
-			return err;
+			return -EBUSY;
 	}
 	else {
 		char *name;