diff --git a/net/netlink/genetlink.c b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
index bc0e504f33a6..80649934cf3b 100644
--- a/net/netlink/genetlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ static struct genl_multicast_group genl_ctrl_groups[] = {
 
 static int genl_bind(struct net *net, int group)
 {
-	int i, err = -ENOENT;
+	int i, err = 0;
 
 	down_read(&cb_lock);
 	for (i = 0; i < GENL_FAM_TAB_SIZE; i++) {