diff --git a/drivers/iio/temperature/mlx90635.c b/drivers/iio/temperature/mlx90635.c
index 1f5c962c1818..f7f88498ba0e 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/temperature/mlx90635.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/temperature/mlx90635.c
@@ -947,9 +947,9 @@ static int mlx90635_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 				     "failed to allocate regmap\n");
 
 	regmap_ee = devm_regmap_init_i2c(client, &mlx90635_regmap_ee);
-	if (IS_ERR(regmap))
-		return dev_err_probe(&client->dev, PTR_ERR(regmap),
-				     "failed to allocate regmap\n");
+	if (IS_ERR(regmap_ee))
+		return dev_err_probe(&client->dev, PTR_ERR(regmap_ee),
+				     "failed to allocate EEPROM regmap\n");
 
 	mlx90635 = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, indio_dev);