diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
index f703204fb185dc..4dbb98afb73f47 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
@@ -4178,7 +4178,7 @@ smb2_get_enc_key(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, __u64 ses_id, int enc, u8 *key)
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
 
-	return 1;
+	return -EAGAIN;
 }
 /*
  * Encrypt or decrypt @rqst message. @rqst[0] has the following format: