diff --git a/common/globalvar.c b/common/globalvar.c
index fdfaf76..ee756e5 100644
--- a/common/globalvar.c
+++ b/common/globalvar.c
@@ -261,9 +261,11 @@
 
 		unlink(fname);
 		free(fname);
+
+		return 0;
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return -ENOENT;
 }
 
 int nvvar_load(void)