diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/qcom_smd.c b/drivers/rpmsg/qcom_smd.c
index 775a7e44ac68..370688e8646b 100644
--- a/drivers/rpmsg/qcom_smd.c
+++ b/drivers/rpmsg/qcom_smd.c
@@ -1406,7 +1406,7 @@ static int qcom_smd_parse_edge(struct device *dev,
 	irq = irq_of_parse_and_map(node, 0);
 	if (!irq) {
 		dev_err(dev, "required smd interrupt missing\n");
-		ret = irq;
+		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto put_node;
 	}