diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/mxs-mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/mxs-mmc.c
index 0d307303ebb9..f2c49e0e213d 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/mxs-mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/mxs-mmc.c
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ static int mxs_mmc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	irq_err = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
 	if (irq_err < 0)
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return irq_err;
 
 	mmc = mmc_alloc_host(sizeof(struct mxs_mmc_host), &pdev->dev);
 	if (!mmc)