diff --git a/include/hw/pci/pci.h b/include/hw/pci/pci.h
index 0a59a06b14..f19ffe6b4f 100644
--- a/include/hw/pci/pci.h
+++ b/include/hw/pci/pci.h
@@ -783,8 +783,7 @@ static inline AddressSpace *pci_get_address_space(PCIDevice *dev)
 static inline int pci_dma_rw(PCIDevice *dev, dma_addr_t addr,
                              void *buf, dma_addr_t len, DMADirection dir)
 {
-    dma_memory_rw(pci_get_address_space(dev), addr, buf, len, dir);
-    return 0;
+    return dma_memory_rw(pci_get_address_space(dev), addr, buf, len, dir);
 }
 
 static inline int pci_dma_read(PCIDevice *dev, dma_addr_t addr,