diff --git a/net/tls/tls_sw.c b/net/tls/tls_sw.c
index bbf26cc4f6ee2..7bcc9b4408a2c 100644
--- a/net/tls/tls_sw.c
+++ b/net/tls/tls_sw.c
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ int tls_tx_records(struct sock *sk, int flags)
 
 tx_err:
 	if (rc < 0 && rc != -EAGAIN)
-		tls_err_abort(sk, -EBADMSG);
+		tls_err_abort(sk, rc);
 
 	return rc;
 }