diff --git a/kernel/aster-nix/src/syscall/futex.rs b/kernel/aster-nix/src/syscall/futex.rs
index 904ddd500..b9fbcb888 100644
--- a/kernel/aster-nix/src/syscall/futex.rs
+++ b/kernel/aster-nix/src/syscall/futex.rs
@@ -69,8 +69,7 @@ pub fn sys_futex(
             .map(|nwakes| nwakes as _)
         }
         _ => panic!("Unsupported futex operations"),
-    }
-    .unwrap();
+    }?;
 
     debug!("futex returns, tid= {} ", ctx.thread.tid());
     Ok(SyscallReturn::Return(res as _))