diff --git a/arch/s390/crypto/aes_s390.c b/arch/s390/crypto/aes_s390.c
index 6118890c946d..6be4503201ac 100644
--- a/arch/s390/crypto/aes_s390.c
+++ b/arch/s390/crypto/aes_s390.c
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ static int fallback_init_cip(struct crypto_tfm *tfm)
 	if (IS_ERR(sctx->fallback.cip)) {
 		pr_err("Allocating AES fallback algorithm %s failed\n",
 		       name);
-		return PTR_ERR(sctx->fallback.blk);
+		return PTR_ERR(sctx->fallback.cip);
 	}
 
 	return 0;