diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-taos-evm.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-taos-evm.c
index 0bff3f3a8779..b4050f5b6746 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-taos-evm.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-taos-evm.c
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ static struct i2c_client *taos_instantiate_device(struct i2c_adapter *adapter)
 	if (!strncmp(adapter->name, "TAOS TSL2550 EVM", 16)) {
 		dev_info(&adapter->dev, "Instantiating device %s at 0x%02x\n",
 			tsl2550_info.type, tsl2550_info.addr);
-		return i2c_new_device(adapter, &tsl2550_info);
+		return i2c_new_client_device(adapter, &tsl2550_info);
 	}
 
-	return NULL;
+	return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 }
 
 static int taos_smbus_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, u16 addr,