diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c
index 6af7be63a47fc..46132252e9420 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ static int pppol2tp_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock, struct msgh
 	sock_put(ps->tunnel_sock);
 	sock_put(sk);
 
-	return error;
+	return total_len;
 
 error_put_sess_tun:
 	sock_put(ps->tunnel_sock);