diff --git a/pkg/fsverity/fsverity_unsupported.go b/pkg/fsverity/fsverity_unsupported.go
index 7909c54fae..46e68c578c 100644
--- a/pkg/fsverity/fsverity_unsupported.go
+++ b/pkg/fsverity/fsverity_unsupported.go
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ func EnableVerity(description string, fd int) error {
 // MeasureVerity measures and returns the verity digest for the file represented by 'fd'.
 // The 'description' parameter is a human-readable description of the file.
 func MeasureVerity(description string, fd int) (string, error) {
-	return fmt.Errorf("fs-verity is not supported on this platform")
+	return "", fmt.Errorf("fs-verity is not supported on this platform")
 }