diff --git a/kernel/irq/ipi.c b/kernel/irq/ipi.c
index c42742208e5e..89b49f6773f0 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/ipi.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/ipi.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ int irq_destroy_ipi(unsigned int irq, const struct cpumask *dest)
 
 	domain = data->domain;
 	if (WARN_ON(domain == NULL))
-		return;
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (!irq_domain_is_ipi(domain)) {
 		pr_warn("Trying to destroy a non IPI domain!\n");