1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_syscalls.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_syscalls.c
index dd2c6688c8aa..027ac32cc636 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_syscalls.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_syscalls.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_spu_create(const char __user *name,
         if (owner && try_module_get(owner)) {
                 if (flags & SPU_CREATE_AFFINITY_SPU) {
                         neighbor = fget_light(neighbor_fd, &fput_needed);
+                        ret = -EBADF;
                         if (neighbor) {
                                 ret = spufs_calls.create_thread(name, flags,
                                                                 mode, neighbor);