diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/owl-mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/owl-mmc.c
index 3d4abf175b1d..8a40cf8a92db 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/owl-mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/owl-mmc.c
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ static int owl_mmc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	owl_host->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
 	if (owl_host->irq < 0) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
+		ret = owl_host->irq;
 		goto err_release_channel;
 	}