diff --git a/client/mysqlimport.c b/client/mysqlimport.c
index 5a3e017399b..df36a9f0c00 100644
--- a/client/mysqlimport.c
+++ b/client/mysqlimport.c
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ error:
   pthread_mutex_lock(&counter_mutex);
   counter--;
   pthread_mutex_unlock(&counter_mutex);
-  return error;
+  return 0;
 }