diff --git a/tools/aapt/Resource.cpp b/tools/aapt/Resource.cpp
index 576f076f4a3f4..4d9ba6c95d9e2 100644
--- a/tools/aapt/Resource.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt/Resource.cpp
@@ -2119,7 +2119,7 @@ static status_t writeResourceLoadedCallbackForLayoutClasses(
                 indentStr);
     }
 
-    return hasErrors ? UNKNOWN_ERROR : NO_ERROR;
+    return hasErrors ? STATUST(UNKNOWN_ERROR) : NO_ERROR;
 }
 
 static status_t writeResourceLoadedCallback(