diff --git a/src/lib/formats/coco_dsk.c b/src/lib/formats/coco_dsk.c
index 4cd4902287d..bbcd9c125fe 100644
--- a/src/lib/formats/coco_dsk.c
+++ b/src/lib/formats/coco_dsk.c
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ static floperr_t coco_dmk_format_track(floppy_image *floppy, int head, int track
 done:
 	if (sector_map)
 		free(sector_map);
-	return FLOPPY_ERROR_SUCCESS;
+	return err;
 }