diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/secvar-sysfs.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/secvar-sysfs.c
index 1ee4640a2641..7fa5f8ed9542 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/secvar-sysfs.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/secvar-sysfs.c
@@ -179,8 +179,10 @@ static int secvar_sysfs_load(void)
 		rc = secvar_ops->get_next(name, &namesize, NAME_MAX_SIZE);
 		if (rc) {
 			if (rc != -ENOENT)
-				pr_err("error getting secvar from firmware %d\n",
-				       rc);
+				pr_err("error getting secvar from firmware %d\n", rc);
+			else
+				rc = 0;
+
 			break;
 		}