diff --git a/vhost_user_fs/src/seccomp.rs b/vhost_user_fs/src/seccomp.rs
index 9f887939f..86f91e7ed 100644
--- a/vhost_user_fs/src/seccomp.rs
+++ b/vhost_user_fs/src/seccomp.rs
@@ -137,6 +137,5 @@ fn vuf_filter(action: SeccompAction) -> Result<SeccompFilter, Error> {
 pub fn enable_seccomp(action: SeccompAction) -> Result<(), Error> {
     let scfilter = vuf_filter(action)?;
     let bpfprog: BpfProgram = scfilter.try_into()?;
-    SeccompFilter::apply(bpfprog.try_into().unwrap()).unwrap();
-    Ok(())
+    SeccompFilter::apply(bpfprog).map_err(Error::ApplySeccompFilter)
 }