diff --git a/cmds-subvolume.c b/cmds-subvolume.c
index 0dfaefe5..461eed90 100644
--- a/cmds-subvolume.c
+++ b/cmds-subvolume.c
@@ -712,24 +712,25 @@ static int cmd_subvol_set_default(int argc, char **argv)
 	subvolid = argv[1];
 	path = argv[2];
 
+	objectid = (unsigned long long)strtoll(subvolid, NULL, 0);
+	if (errno == ERANGE) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: invalid tree id (%s)\n", subvolid);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
 	fd = open_file_or_dir(path);
 	if (fd < 0) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: can't access to '%s'\n", path);
-		return 12;
+		return 1;
 	}
 
-	objectid = (unsigned long long)strtoll(subvolid, NULL, 0);
-	if (errno == ERANGE) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: invalid tree id (%s)\n",subvolid);
-		return 30;
-	}
 	ret = ioctl(fd, BTRFS_IOC_DEFAULT_SUBVOL, &objectid);
 	e = errno;
 	close(fd);
-	if( ret < 0 ){
+	if (ret < 0) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: unable to set a new default subvolume - %s\n",
 			strerror(e));
-		return 30;
+		return 1;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }