diff --git a/erpnext/controllers/sales_and_purchase_return.py b/erpnext/controllers/sales_and_purchase_return.py
index 63ab5db5b2b..f25cfbdd465 100644
--- a/erpnext/controllers/sales_and_purchase_return.py
+++ b/erpnext/controllers/sales_and_purchase_return.py
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ def get_returned_qty_map_for_row(return_against, party, row_name, doctype):
 def make_return_doc(doctype: str, source_name: str, target_doc=None, return_against_rejected_qty=False):
 	from frappe.model.mapper import get_mapped_doc
 
-	company = frappe.db.get_value("Delivery Note", source_name, "company")
+	company = frappe.db.get_value(doctype, source_name, "company")
 	default_warehouse_for_sales_return = frappe.get_cached_value(
 		"Company", company, "default_warehouse_for_sales_return"
 	)