diff --git a/ompi/mca/osc/ucx/osc_ucx_comm.c b/ompi/mca/osc/ucx/osc_ucx_comm.c
index 134b6d885c5..c827766a7a3 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/osc/ucx/osc_ucx_comm.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/osc/ucx/osc_ucx_comm.c
@@ -358,7 +358,9 @@ static inline int get_dynamic_win_info(uint64_t remote_addr,
     free(temp_buf);
 
     /* unlock the dynamic lock */
-    return ompi_osc_ucx_dynamic_unlock(module, target);
+    ompi_osc_ucx_dynamic_unlock(module, target);
+
+    return ret;
 }
 
 static inline