diff --git a/qemu/target/mips/helper.c b/qemu/target/mips/helper.c
index 61ef1026..ac59ba76 100644
--- a/qemu/target/mips/helper.c
+++ b/qemu/target/mips/helper.c
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ int mips_cpu_handle_mmu_fault(CPUState *cs, vaddr address, int size, int rw,
     int prot;
     int access_type;
 #endif
-    int ret = 0;
+    int ret = TLBRET_BADADDR;
 
 #if 0
     log_cpu_state(cs, 0);