diff --git a/net/9p/trans_fd.c b/net/9p/trans_fd.c
index a2a1814c7a8d..8c2588e4edc0 100644
--- a/net/9p/trans_fd.c
+++ b/net/9p/trans_fd.c
@@ -735,12 +735,14 @@ static int parse_opts(char *params, struct p9_fd_opts *opts)
 		if (!*p)
 			continue;
 		token = match_token(p, tokens, args);
-		r = match_int(&args[0], &option);
-		if (r < 0) {
-			P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_ERROR,
-			 "integer field, but no integer?\n");
-			ret = r;
-			continue;
+		if (token != Opt_err) {
+			r = match_int(&args[0], &option);
+			if (r < 0) {
+				P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_ERROR,
+				"integer field, but no integer?\n");
+				ret = r;
+				continue;
+			}
 		}
 		switch (token) {
 		case Opt_port: