diff --git a/sound/soc/sunxi/sun4i-codec.c b/sound/soc/sunxi/sun4i-codec.c
index 830beb38bf15..3a7075d03c23 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sunxi/sun4i-codec.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sunxi/sun4i-codec.c
@@ -1804,7 +1804,7 @@ static int sun4i_codec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	ret = snd_soc_register_card(card);
 	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to register our card\n");
+		dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, ret, "Failed to register our card\n");
 		goto err_assert_reset;
 	}