diff --git a/src/fs_find_mount_point.cpp b/src/fs_find_mount_point.cpp
index ee931d11..58ae3ce4 100644
--- a/src/fs_find_mount_point.cpp
+++ b/src/fs_find_mount_point.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ fs::find_mount_point(const ghc::filesystem::path &path_)
   if(ec)
     can_path = ghc::filesystem::absolute(path_,ec);
   if(ec)
-    return {};
+    return ec;
   
   rv = fs::lstat(can_path,&initial_st);
   if(rv == -1)