diff --git a/block/deadline-iosched.c b/block/deadline-iosched.c
index c644137..7bf12d7 100644
--- a/block/deadline-iosched.c
+++ b/block/deadline-iosched.c
@@ -448,9 +448,7 @@
 
 static int __init deadline_init(void)
 {
-	elv_register(&iosched_deadline);
-
-	return 0;
+	return elv_register(&iosched_deadline);
 }
 
 static void __exit deadline_exit(void)