diff --git a/net/sched/act_ife.c b/net/sched/act_ife.c
index a5994cf0512b..49b8ab551fbe 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_ife.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_ife.c
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ static int find_decode_metaid(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tcf_ife_info *ife,
 		}
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return -ENOENT;
 }
 
 static int tcf_ife_decode(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct tc_action *a,