diff --git a/net/dccp/ipv4.c b/net/dccp/ipv4.c
index 90a919a..3f4e541 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ipv4.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ipv4.c
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@
 	rt = ip_route_newports(fl4, rt, orig_sport, orig_dport,
 			       inet->inet_sport, inet->inet_dport, sk);
 	if (IS_ERR(rt)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(rt);
 		rt = NULL;
 		goto failure;
 	}