diff --git a/fs/orangefs/file.c b/fs/orangefs/file.c
index db0b52187cbc..a5a2fe76568f 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/file.c
+++ b/fs/orangefs/file.c
@@ -528,18 +528,19 @@ static long orangefs_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long ar
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int orangefs_fault(struct vm_fault *vmf)
+static vm_fault_t orangefs_fault(struct vm_fault *vmf)
 {
 	struct file *file = vmf->vma->vm_file;
-	int rc;
-	rc = orangefs_inode_getattr(file->f_mapping->host, 0, 1,
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = orangefs_inode_getattr(file->f_mapping->host, 0, 1,
 	    STATX_SIZE);
-	if (rc == -ESTALE)
-		rc = -EIO;
-	if (rc) {
-		gossip_err("%s: orangefs_inode_getattr failed, "
-		    "rc:%d:.\n", __func__, rc);
-		return rc;
+	if (ret == -ESTALE)
+		ret = -EIO;
+	if (ret) {
+		gossip_err("%s: orangefs_inode_getattr failed, ret:%d:.\n",
+				__func__, ret);
+		return VM_FAULT_SIGBUS;
 	}
 	return filemap_fault(vmf);
 }