diff --git a/nvme.c b/nvme.c
index 80b7a4a3d1..0ea351dc0f 100644
--- a/nvme.c
+++ b/nvme.c
@@ -4914,7 +4914,7 @@ static int get_feature_id_changed(struct libnvme_transport_handle *hdl, struct f
 	__cleanup_libnvme_free void *buf_def = NULL;
 	__cleanup_libnvme_free void *buf = NULL;
 	__u64 result_def = 0;
-	__u64 result = 0;
+	__u64 result = -EINVAL;
 	int err_def = 0;
 	int err;