diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_syscalls.c b/sys/kern/vfs_syscalls.c
index 13a768704be2..d24339adec2b 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_syscalls.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_syscalls.c
@@ -1635,7 +1635,7 @@ do_sys_openat(lwp_t *l, int fdat, const char *path, int flags,
 	int error;
 
 	if (path == NULL) {
-		MODULE_CALL_HOOK(vfs_openat_10_hook, (&pb), 0, error);
+		MODULE_CALL_HOOK(vfs_openat_10_hook, (&pb), EFAULT, error);
 		if (error)
 			return error;
 	} else {