diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/block.rs b/virtio-devices/src/block.rs
index a38a378d1..8f919e3e0 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/block.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/block.rs
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ Setting device status to 'NEEDS_RESET' and stopping processing queues until rese
                     Ok(_) => VIRTIO_BLK_S_OK,
                     Err(e) => {
                         warn!("Request failed: {request:x?} {e:?}");
-                        VIRTIO_BLK_S_IOERR
+                        e.status() as u32
                     }
                 };