diff --git a/kernel-src/sys/syscalls/chdir.c b/kernel-src/sys/syscalls/chdir.c
index 319611d7..3d8930d0 100644
--- a/kernel-src/sys/syscalls/chdir.c
+++ b/kernel-src/sys/syscalls/chdir.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ syscallret_t syscall_chdir(context_t *, const char *upath) {
 	}
 
 	sched_setcwd(new);
+	ret.ret = 0;
 
 	cleanup:
 	if (new)