diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
index a5474ef9d2a0..ad6daf510d33 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ static int spi_imx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	spi_imx->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
 	if (spi_imx->irq < 0) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
+		ret = spi_imx->irq;
 		goto out_master_put;
 	}