diff --git a/codecs/codec_codec2.c b/codecs/codec_codec2.c
index e446854c310fee48df44e7d1b5347b62f1250e45..6d2a0f720ce2e902fe3d4359312fdb3a2bab86d5 100644
--- a/codecs/codec_codec2.c
+++ b/codecs/codec_codec2.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ static int load_module(void)
 
 	if (res) {
 		unload_module();
-		return AST_MODULE_LOAD_FAILURE;
+		return AST_MODULE_LOAD_DECLINE;
 	}
 
 	return AST_MODULE_LOAD_SUCCESS;