diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-zoned-metadata.c b/drivers/md/dm-zoned-metadata.c
index 8545dcee9fd049..935d9be5af3967 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-zoned-metadata.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-zoned-metadata.c
@@ -1542,7 +1542,7 @@ static struct dm_zone *dmz_get_rnd_zone_for_reclaim(struct dmz_metadata *zmd)
 	struct dm_zone *zone;
 
 	if (list_empty(&zmd->map_rnd_list))
-		return NULL;
+		return ERR_PTR(-EBUSY);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(zone, &zmd->map_rnd_list, link) {
 		if (dmz_is_buf(zone))
@@ -1553,7 +1553,7 @@ static struct dm_zone *dmz_get_rnd_zone_for_reclaim(struct dmz_metadata *zmd)
 			return dzone;
 	}
 
-	return NULL;
+	return ERR_PTR(-EBUSY);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-zoned-reclaim.c b/drivers/md/dm-zoned-reclaim.c
index edf4b95eb0750d..e381354dc13689 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-zoned-reclaim.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-zoned-reclaim.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ static int dmz_reclaim_buf(struct dmz_reclaim *zrc, struct dm_zone *dzone)
 
 	dmz_unlock_flush(zmd);
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ static int dmz_reclaim_seq_data(struct dmz_reclaim *zrc, struct dm_zone *dzone)
 
 	dmz_unlock_flush(zmd);
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ static int dmz_reclaim_rnd_data(struct dmz_reclaim *zrc, struct dm_zone *dzone)
 
 	dmz_unlock_flush(zmd);
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ static void dmz_reclaim_empty(struct dmz_reclaim *zrc, struct dm_zone *dzone)
 /*
  * Find a candidate zone for reclaim and process it.
  */
-static void dmz_reclaim(struct dmz_reclaim *zrc)
+static int dmz_do_reclaim(struct dmz_reclaim *zrc)
 {
 	struct dmz_metadata *zmd = zrc->metadata;
 	struct dm_zone *dzone;
@@ -344,8 +344,8 @@ static void dmz_reclaim(struct dmz_reclaim *zrc)
 
 	/* Get a data zone */
 	dzone = dmz_get_zone_for_reclaim(zmd);
-	if (!dzone)
-		return;
+	if (IS_ERR(dzone))
+		return PTR_ERR(dzone);
 
 	start = jiffies;
 
@@ -391,13 +391,20 @@ static void dmz_reclaim(struct dmz_reclaim *zrc)
 out:
 	if (ret) {
 		dmz_unlock_zone_reclaim(dzone);
-		return;
+		return ret;
 	}
 
-	(void) dmz_flush_metadata(zrc->metadata);
+	ret = dmz_flush_metadata(zrc->metadata);
+	if (ret) {
+		dmz_dev_debug(zrc->dev,
+			      "Metadata flush for zone %u failed, err %d\n",
+			      dmz_id(zmd, rzone), ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
 
 	dmz_dev_debug(zrc->dev, "Reclaimed zone %u in %u ms",
 		      dmz_id(zmd, rzone), jiffies_to_msecs(jiffies - start));
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -442,6 +449,7 @@ static void dmz_reclaim_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct dmz_metadata *zmd = zrc->metadata;
 	unsigned int nr_rnd, nr_unmap_rnd;
 	unsigned int p_unmap_rnd;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (!dmz_should_reclaim(zrc)) {
 		mod_delayed_work(zrc->wq, &zrc->work, DMZ_IDLE_PERIOD);
@@ -471,7 +479,9 @@ static void dmz_reclaim_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		      (dmz_target_idle(zrc) ? "Idle" : "Busy"),
 		      p_unmap_rnd, nr_unmap_rnd, nr_rnd);
 
-	dmz_reclaim(zrc);
+	ret = dmz_do_reclaim(zrc);
+	if (ret)
+		dmz_dev_debug(zrc->dev, "Reclaim error %d\n", ret);
 
 	dmz_schedule_reclaim(zrc);
 }