diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-altera.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-altera.c
index 0f3d336d6303..675d15d6e9be 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-altera.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-altera.c
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ static int altera_gpio_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	gpiochip_remove(&altera_gc->mmchip.gc);
 
-	return -EIO;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct of_device_id altera_gpio_of_match[] = {