diff --git a/net/smc/af_smc.c b/net/smc/af_smc.c
index f774d840759d..9fe62b5b0297 100644
--- a/net/smc/af_smc.c
+++ b/net/smc/af_smc.c
@@ -2322,7 +2322,7 @@ static int smc_listen_find_device(struct smc_sock *new_smc,
 		smc_find_ism_store_rc(rc, ini);
 		return (!rc) ? 0 : ini->rc;
 	}
-	return SMC_CLC_DECL_NOSMCDEV;
+	return prfx_rc;
 }
 
 /* listen worker: finish RDMA setup */