diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-synquacer.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-synquacer.c
index 31be1811d5e6..e4026c5416b1 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-synquacer.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-synquacer.c
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ static int synquacer_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	i2c->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
 	if (i2c->irq < 0)
-		return -ENODEV;
+		return i2c->irq;
 
 	ret = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, i2c->irq, synquacer_i2c_isr,
 			       0, dev_name(&pdev->dev), i2c);