diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-spmi-gpio.c b/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-spmi-gpio.c
index b2d2221..f92f229 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-spmi-gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-spmi-gpio.c
@@ -776,8 +776,8 @@
 	state->chip.can_sleep = false;
 
 	state->ctrl = pinctrl_register(pctrldesc, dev, state);
-	if (!state->ctrl)
-		return -ENODEV;
+	if (IS_ERR(state->ctrl))
+		return PTR_ERR(state->ctrl);
 
 	ret = gpiochip_add(&state->chip);
 	if (ret) {