diff --git a/drivers/dio/dio-driver.c b/drivers/dio/dio-driver.c
index ca8e69d..e4c48e3 100644
--- a/drivers/dio/dio-driver.c
+++ b/drivers/dio/dio-driver.c
@@ -71,22 +71,17 @@
 	 *  @drv: the driver structure to register
 	 *
 	 *  Adds the driver structure to the list of registered drivers
-	 *  Returns the number of DIO devices which were claimed by the driver
-	 *  during registration.  The driver remains registered even if the
-	 *  return value is zero.
+	 *  Returns zero or a negative error value.
 	 */
 
 int dio_register_driver(struct dio_driver *drv)
 {
-	int count = 0;
-
 	/* initialize common driver fields */
 	drv->driver.name = drv->name;
 	drv->driver.bus = &dio_bus_type;
 
 	/* register with core */
-	count = driver_register(&drv->driver);
-	return count ? count : 1;
+	return driver_register(&drv->driver);
 }