diff --git a/drivers/atm/atmtcp.c b/drivers/atm/atmtcp.c
index 0e3f8f9dcd294f5a79db29b6752808959f3e6719..480fa6ffbc090a48ae32496ef788c8e63d92e6be 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/atmtcp.c
+++ b/drivers/atm/atmtcp.c
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ static int atmtcp_c_send(struct atm_vcc *vcc,struct sk_buff *skb)
 	out_vcc = find_vcc(dev, ntohs(hdr->vpi), ntohs(hdr->vci));
 	read_unlock(&vcc_sklist_lock);
 	if (!out_vcc) {
+		result = -EUNATCH;
 		atomic_inc(&vcc->stats->tx_err);
 		goto done;
 	}