diff --git a/fsspec/spec.py b/fsspec/spec.py
index 8229170e2..3ac20e9c1 100644
--- a/fsspec/spec.py
+++ b/fsspec/spec.py
@@ -428,11 +428,10 @@ def walk(self, path, maxdepth=None, topdown=True, on_error="omit", **kwargs):
         except (FileNotFoundError, OSError) as e:
             if on_error == "raise":
                 raise
-            elif callable(on_error):
+            if callable(on_error):
                 on_error(e)
-            if detail:
-                return path, {}, {}
-            return path, [], []
+            yield (path, {}, {}) if detail else (path, [], [])  # noqa: B901
+            return
 
         for info in listing:
             # each info name must be at least [path]/part , but here