diff --git a/boards/boardctl.c b/boards/boardctl.c
index d28c7b7247..d01cf0467a 100644
--- a/boards/boardctl.c
+++ b/boards/boardctl.c
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ int boardctl(unsigned int cmd, uintptr_t arg)
       return ERROR;
     }
 
-  return OK;
+  return ret;
 }
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_BOARDCTL */