diff --git a/c_src/cmd_kill_btree_node.c b/c_src/cmd_kill_btree_node.c
index dd230752..fcb49f15 100644
--- a/c_src/cmd_kill_btree_node.c
+++ b/c_src/cmd_kill_btree_node.c
@@ -113,5 +113,5 @@ int cmd_kill_btree_node(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 
 	bch2_fs_stop(c);
-	return ret;
+	return ret < 0 ? ret : 0;
 }