diff --git a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.cpp b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.cpp
index 6863894..d13f4d1 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.cpp
@@ -840,8 +840,10 @@
     if ((ret == 0) && (mountflags & MS_RDONLY) != 0) {
         fs_mgr_set_blk_ro(source);
     }
-    android::base::SetProperty("ro.boottime.init.mount." + Basename(target),
-                               std::to_string(t.duration().count()));
+    if (ret == 0) {
+        android::base::SetProperty("ro.boottime.init.mount." + Basename(target),
+                                   std::to_string(t.duration().count()));
+    }
     errno = save_errno;
     return ret;
 }