diff --git a/net/9p/trans_fd.c b/net/9p/trans_fd.c
index 97db11e4cf584..56a1867687501 100644
--- a/net/9p/trans_fd.c
+++ b/net/9p/trans_fd.c
@@ -1074,7 +1074,9 @@ p9_fd_create(struct p9_client *client, const char *addr, char *args)
 	int err;
 	struct p9_fd_opts opts;
 
-	parse_opts(args, &opts);
+	err = parse_opts(args, &opts);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
 	client->trans_opts.fd.rfd = opts.rfd;
 	client->trans_opts.fd.wfd = opts.wfd;