diff --git a/minichlink/minichlink.c b/minichlink/minichlink.c
index 14ba5d5d32406dc38427443b2c7ae1e53169ccf2..e4ee79d6393987eaed4ca5ac64fe52ec1136da57 100644
--- a/minichlink/minichlink.c
+++ b/minichlink/minichlink.c
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ static int DefaultWriteWord( void * dev, uint32_t address_to_write, uint32_t dat
 
 	iss->currentstateval += 4;
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }