diff --git a/module/bdev/aio/bdev_aio_rpc.c b/module/bdev/aio/bdev_aio_rpc.c
index 7bab2c0a4..4f78308ea 100644
--- a/module/bdev/aio/bdev_aio_rpc.c
+++ b/module/bdev/aio/bdev_aio_rpc.c
@@ -168,7 +168,11 @@ _rpc_bdev_aio_delete_cb(void *cb_arg, int bdeverrno)
 {
 	struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request = cb_arg;
 
-	spdk_jsonrpc_send_bool_response(request, bdeverrno == 0);
+	if (bdeverrno == 0) {
+		spdk_jsonrpc_send_bool_response(request, true);
+	} else {
+		spdk_jsonrpc_send_error_response(request, bdeverrno, spdk_strerror(-bdeverrno));
+	}
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/module/bdev/crypto/vbdev_crypto_rpc.c b/module/bdev/crypto/vbdev_crypto_rpc.c
index 3d3fba174..aae7805ca 100644
--- a/module/bdev/crypto/vbdev_crypto_rpc.c
+++ b/module/bdev/crypto/vbdev_crypto_rpc.c
@@ -309,7 +309,11 @@ rpc_bdev_crypto_delete_cb(void *cb_arg, int bdeverrno)
 {
 	struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request = cb_arg;
 
-	spdk_jsonrpc_send_bool_response(request, bdeverrno == 0);
+	if (bdeverrno == 0) {
+		spdk_jsonrpc_send_bool_response(request, true);
+	} else {
+		spdk_jsonrpc_send_error_response(request, bdeverrno, spdk_strerror(-bdeverrno));
+	}
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/module/bdev/delay/vbdev_delay_rpc.c b/module/bdev/delay/vbdev_delay_rpc.c
index 93c318f01..d04c45b1b 100644
--- a/module/bdev/delay/vbdev_delay_rpc.c
+++ b/module/bdev/delay/vbdev_delay_rpc.c
@@ -187,7 +187,11 @@ rpc_bdev_delay_delete_cb(void *cb_arg, int bdeverrno)
 {
 	struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request = cb_arg;
 
-	spdk_jsonrpc_send_bool_response(request, bdeverrno == 0);
+	if (bdeverrno == 0) {
+		spdk_jsonrpc_send_bool_response(request, true);
+	} else {
+		spdk_jsonrpc_send_error_response(request, bdeverrno, spdk_strerror(-bdeverrno));
+	}
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/module/bdev/error/vbdev_error_rpc.c b/module/bdev/error/vbdev_error_rpc.c
index 128599b92..a25c592d3 100644
--- a/module/bdev/error/vbdev_error_rpc.c
+++ b/module/bdev/error/vbdev_error_rpc.c
@@ -135,7 +135,11 @@ rpc_bdev_error_delete_cb(void *cb_arg, int bdeverrno)
 {
 	struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request = cb_arg;
 
-	spdk_jsonrpc_send_bool_response(request, bdeverrno == 0);
+	if (bdeverrno == 0) {
+		spdk_jsonrpc_send_bool_response(request, true);
+	} else {
+		spdk_jsonrpc_send_error_response(request, bdeverrno, spdk_strerror(-bdeverrno));
+	}
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/module/bdev/ftl/bdev_ftl_rpc.c b/module/bdev/ftl/bdev_ftl_rpc.c
index 7abc0fc0a..c13c656f7 100644
--- a/module/bdev/ftl/bdev_ftl_rpc.c
+++ b/module/bdev/ftl/bdev_ftl_rpc.c
@@ -230,7 +230,11 @@ rpc_bdev_ftl_delete_cb(void *cb_arg, int bdeverrno)
 {
 	struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request = cb_arg;
 
-	spdk_jsonrpc_send_bool_response(request, bdeverrno == 0);
+	if (bdeverrno == 0) {
+		spdk_jsonrpc_send_bool_response(request, true);
+	} else {
+		spdk_jsonrpc_send_error_response(request, bdeverrno, spdk_strerror(-bdeverrno));
+	}
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/module/bdev/iscsi/bdev_iscsi_rpc.c b/module/bdev/iscsi/bdev_iscsi_rpc.c
index c15d36ec0..46051fe85 100644
--- a/module/bdev/iscsi/bdev_iscsi_rpc.c
+++ b/module/bdev/iscsi/bdev_iscsi_rpc.c
@@ -123,7 +123,11 @@ rpc_bdev_iscsi_delete_cb(void *cb_arg, int bdeverrno)
 {
 	struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request = cb_arg;
 
-	spdk_jsonrpc_send_bool_response(request, bdeverrno == 0);
+	if (bdeverrno == 0) {
+		spdk_jsonrpc_send_bool_response(request, true);
+	} else {
+		spdk_jsonrpc_send_error_response(request, bdeverrno, spdk_strerror(-bdeverrno));
+	}
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/module/bdev/malloc/bdev_malloc_rpc.c b/module/bdev/malloc/bdev_malloc_rpc.c
index bfa1e7d1b..76347fea8 100644
--- a/module/bdev/malloc/bdev_malloc_rpc.c
+++ b/module/bdev/malloc/bdev_malloc_rpc.c
@@ -136,7 +136,11 @@ rpc_bdev_malloc_delete_cb(void *cb_arg, int bdeverrno)
 {
 	struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request = cb_arg;
 
-	spdk_jsonrpc_send_bool_response(request, bdeverrno == 0);
+	if (bdeverrno == 0) {
+		spdk_jsonrpc_send_bool_response(request, true);
+	} else {
+		spdk_jsonrpc_send_error_response(request, bdeverrno, spdk_strerror(-bdeverrno));
+	}
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/module/bdev/null/bdev_null_rpc.c b/module/bdev/null/bdev_null_rpc.c
index b20469378..a4ba2e1c1 100644
--- a/module/bdev/null/bdev_null_rpc.c
+++ b/module/bdev/null/bdev_null_rpc.c
@@ -171,7 +171,11 @@ rpc_bdev_null_delete_cb(void *cb_arg, int bdeverrno)
 {
 	struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request = cb_arg;
 
-	spdk_jsonrpc_send_bool_response(request, bdeverrno == 0);
+	if (bdeverrno == 0) {
+		spdk_jsonrpc_send_bool_response(request, true);
+	} else {
+		spdk_jsonrpc_send_error_response(request, bdeverrno, spdk_strerror(-bdeverrno));
+	}
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/module/bdev/passthru/vbdev_passthru_rpc.c b/module/bdev/passthru/vbdev_passthru_rpc.c
index b5ddbc42e..57347d440 100644
--- a/module/bdev/passthru/vbdev_passthru_rpc.c
+++ b/module/bdev/passthru/vbdev_passthru_rpc.c
@@ -112,7 +112,11 @@ rpc_bdev_passthru_delete_cb(void *cb_arg, int bdeverrno)
 {
 	struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request = cb_arg;
 
-	spdk_jsonrpc_send_bool_response(request, bdeverrno == 0);
+	if (bdeverrno == 0) {
+		spdk_jsonrpc_send_bool_response(request, true);
+	} else {
+		spdk_jsonrpc_send_error_response(request, bdeverrno, spdk_strerror(-bdeverrno));
+	}
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/module/bdev/pmem/bdev_pmem_rpc.c b/module/bdev/pmem/bdev_pmem_rpc.c
index 457ade3e3..cefa1b7ad 100644
--- a/module/bdev/pmem/bdev_pmem_rpc.c
+++ b/module/bdev/pmem/bdev_pmem_rpc.c
@@ -108,7 +108,11 @@ _rpc_bdev_pmem_delete_cb(void *cb_arg, int bdeverrno)
 {
 	struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request = cb_arg;
 
-	spdk_jsonrpc_send_bool_response(request, bdeverrno == 0);
+	if (bdeverrno == 0) {
+		spdk_jsonrpc_send_bool_response(request, true);
+	} else {
+		spdk_jsonrpc_send_error_response(request, bdeverrno, spdk_strerror(-bdeverrno));
+	}
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/module/bdev/rbd/bdev_rbd_rpc.c b/module/bdev/rbd/bdev_rbd_rpc.c
index 912d5cc82..5baefcfa9 100644
--- a/module/bdev/rbd/bdev_rbd_rpc.c
+++ b/module/bdev/rbd/bdev_rbd_rpc.c
@@ -180,7 +180,11 @@ _rpc_bdev_rbd_delete_cb(void *cb_arg, int bdeverrno)
 {
 	struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request = cb_arg;
 
-	spdk_jsonrpc_send_bool_response(request, bdeverrno == 0);
+	if (bdeverrno == 0) {
+		spdk_jsonrpc_send_bool_response(request, true);
+	} else {
+		spdk_jsonrpc_send_error_response(request, bdeverrno, spdk_strerror(-bdeverrno));
+	}
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/module/bdev/uring/bdev_uring_rpc.c b/module/bdev/uring/bdev_uring_rpc.c
index 4e772db0c..aa291daca 100644
--- a/module/bdev/uring/bdev_uring_rpc.c
+++ b/module/bdev/uring/bdev_uring_rpc.c
@@ -115,7 +115,11 @@ _rpc_bdev_uring_delete_cb(void *cb_arg, int bdeverrno)
 {
 	struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request = cb_arg;
 
-	spdk_jsonrpc_send_bool_response(request, bdeverrno == 0);
+	if (bdeverrno == 0) {
+		spdk_jsonrpc_send_bool_response(request, true);
+	} else {
+		spdk_jsonrpc_send_error_response(request, bdeverrno, spdk_strerror(-bdeverrno));
+	}
 
 }