diff --git a/file-item.c b/file-item.c
index 97322824..47f6ad21 100644
--- a/file-item.c
+++ b/file-item.c
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ int btrfs_csum_file_block(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	item = btrfs_lookup_csum(trans, root, path, bytenr, 1);
 	if (!IS_ERR(item)) {
 		leaf = path->nodes[0];
+		ret = 0;
 		goto found;
 	}
 	ret = PTR_ERR(item);