diff --git a/libavcodec/bsf/eia608_to_smpte436m.c b/libavcodec/bsf/eia608_to_smpte436m.c
index 769731341f..096acb596c 100644
--- a/libavcodec/bsf/eia608_to_smpte436m.c
+++ b/libavcodec/bsf/eia608_to_smpte436m.c
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ static int ff_eia608_to_smpte436m_filter(AVBSFContext *ctx, AVPacket *out)
     if (ret < 0)
         goto fail;
 
-    return 0;
+    ret = 0;
 
 fail:
     if (ret < 0)