diff --git a/minichlink/minichlink.c b/minichlink/minichlink.c
index 2081acb73545a391e79386ec8aa444e67eadc564..a384b3721a2855317c1b487768e308d033beecfa 100644
--- a/minichlink/minichlink.c
+++ b/minichlink/minichlink.c
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ static int DefaultWriteWord( void * dev, uint32_t address_to_write, uint32_t dat
 
 	iss->currentstateval += 4;
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }