diff --git a/kernel/trace/blktrace.c b/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
index 9af41430ee5..f69f8bd8bef 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ static inline unsigned long long t_sector(const struct trace_entry *ent)
 
 static inline __u16 t_error(const struct trace_entry *ent)
 {
-	return te_blk_io_trace(ent)->sector;
+	return te_blk_io_trace(ent)->error;
 }
 
 static __u64 get_pdu_int(const struct trace_entry *ent)