1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index 1c7bfa5fe0a8..eb25900e2211 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -1956,8 +1956,10 @@ static int __del_trace_probe_event(int fd, struct str_node *ent)
 
         pr_debug("Writing event: %s\n", buf);
         ret = write(fd, buf, strlen(buf));
-        if (ret < 0)
+        if (ret < 0) {
+                ret = -errno;
                 goto error;
+        }
 
         printf("Remove event: %s\n", ent->s);
         return 0;