diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-efm32.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-efm32.c
index 8eff627..e253598 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-efm32.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-efm32.c
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@
 	ret = request_irq(ddata->irq, efm32_i2c_irq, 0, DRIVER_NAME, ddata);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to request irq (%d)\n", ret);
-		return ret;
+		goto err_disable_clk;
 	}
 
 	ret = i2c_add_adapter(&ddata->adapter);