diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
index 0f98d6871..38aadd50a 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
@@ -1989,8 +1989,7 @@ static int p2p_ctrl_find(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s, char *cmd)
 	else if (os_strstr(cmd, "type=progressive"))
 		type = P2P_FIND_PROGRESSIVE;
 
-	wpas_p2p_find(wpa_s, timeout, type);
-	return 0;
+	return wpas_p2p_find(wpa_s, timeout, type);
 }