diff --git a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_verity.c b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_verity.c
index b2f493a..a82db4e 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_verity.c
+++ b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_verity.c
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@
 
 int fs_mgr_setup_verity(struct fstab_rec *fstab) {
 
-    int retval = -1;
+    int retval = FS_MGR_SETUP_VERITY_FAIL;
     int fd = -1;
 
     char *verity_blk_name = 0;
@@ -407,6 +407,8 @@
         goto out;
     }
 
+    retval = FS_MGR_SETUP_VERITY_FAIL;
+
     // get the device mapper fd
     if ((fd = open("/dev/device-mapper", O_RDWR)) < 0) {
         ERROR("Error opening device mapper (%s)", strerror(errno));