diff --git a/drivers/md/bitmap.c b/drivers/md/bitmap.c
index 8e51b3a3e7b9f..cc3dc0cb4fe35 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bitmap.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bitmap.c
@@ -564,6 +564,8 @@ static int bitmap_read_sb(struct bitmap *bitmap)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
+	err = -EINVAL;
+
 	sb = kmap_atomic(sb_page);
 
 	chunksize = le32_to_cpu(sb->chunksize);