diff --git a/src/system/kernel/fs/pipefs.cpp b/src/system/kernel/fs/pipefs.cpp
index 8ae0b9c583..ab81b29845 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/fs/pipefs.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/fs/pipefs.cpp
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ Inode::WaitForRequest(ReadRequest &request)
 	// unpublish the condition variable
 	conditionVariable.Unpublish();
 
-	return status != B_OK;
+	return status;
 }