diff --git a/arch/ia64/pci/pci.c b/arch/ia64/pci/pci.c
index 20d76fae24e8..30dbc98bf0b3 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/pci/pci.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/pci/pci.c
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ int ia64_pci_legacy_read(struct pci_bus *bus, u16 port, u32 *val, u8 size)
  */
 int ia64_pci_legacy_write(struct pci_dev *bus, u16 port, u32 val, u8 size)
 {
-	int ret = 0;
+	int ret = size;
 
 	switch (size) {
 	case 1: