diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-pwm.c b/drivers/leds/leds-pwm.c
index 6832180c1c54..cc892ecd5240 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-pwm.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-pwm.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ static int led_pwm_create_fwnode(struct device *dev, struct led_pwm_priv *priv)
 			led.name = to_of_node(fwnode)->name;
 
 		if (!led.name) {
-			ret = EINVAL;
+			ret = -EINVAL;
 			goto err_child_out;
 		}