diff --git a/src/libs/mynewt-nimble/porting/npl/freertos/include/nimble/nimble_npl_os.h b/src/libs/mynewt-nimble/porting/npl/freertos/include/nimble/nimble_npl_os.h
index f04145d3..d8810f35 100644
--- a/src/libs/mynewt-nimble/porting/npl/freertos/include/nimble/nimble_npl_os.h
+++ b/src/libs/mynewt-nimble/porting/npl/freertos/include/nimble/nimble_npl_os.h
@@ -282,8 +282,8 @@ static inline uint32_t
 ble_npl_hw_enter_critical(void)
 {
     //vPortEnterCritical();
-  npl_freertos_hw_enter_critical();
-    return 0;
+
+  return npl_freertos_hw_enter_critical();
 }
 
 static inline void