diff --git a/nuttx/sched/pthread_mutexattrsettype.c b/nuttx/sched/pthread_mutexattrsettype.c
index c50316c3c..150fc7c4f 100644
--- a/nuttx/sched/pthread_mutexattrsettype.c
+++ b/nuttx/sched/pthread_mutexattrsettype.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ int pthread_mutexattr_settype(pthread_mutexattr_t *attr, int type)
   if (attr && pthread_mutexattr_verifytype(type) == OK)
     {
       attr->type = type;
-      return 0;
+      return OK;
     }
   return EINVAL;
 }
diff --git a/nuttx/sched/pthread_mutexattrverifytype.c b/nuttx/sched/pthread_mutexattrverifytype.c
index e089be088..a172cb826 100644
--- a/nuttx/sched/pthread_mutexattrverifytype.c
+++ b/nuttx/sched/pthread_mutexattrverifytype.c
@@ -89,7 +89,14 @@ int pthread_mutexattr_verifytype(int type)
 {
   /* The depends on the value assigments in pthread.h */
 
-  return (type >= PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL && type <= PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE);
+  if (type >= PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL && type <= PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE)
+    {
+      return OK;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      return ERROR;
+    }
 }
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_MUTEX_TYPES */