diff --git a/drivers/gpu/arm/bifrost/backend/gpu/mali_kbase_devfreq.c b/drivers/gpu/arm/bifrost/backend/gpu/mali_kbase_devfreq.c
index ab1b2fb1d8e8..0879c03c8436 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/arm/bifrost/backend/gpu/mali_kbase_devfreq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/arm/bifrost/backend/gpu/mali_kbase_devfreq.c
@@ -182,7 +182,8 @@ int kbase_devfreq_opp_helper(struct dev_pm_set_opp_data *data)
 		}
 		rockchip_set_read_margin(dev, opp_info, target_rm, is_set_rm);
 		if (is_set_clk && clk_set_rate(clk, new_freq)) {
-			dev_err(dev, "failed to set clk rate: %d\n", ret);
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			dev_err(dev, "failed to set clk rate\n");
 			goto restore_rm;
 		}
 	/* Scaling down? Scale voltage after frequency */
@@ -191,7 +192,8 @@ int kbase_devfreq_opp_helper(struct dev_pm_set_opp_data *data)
 					       new_freq, false, is_set_clk);
 		rockchip_set_read_margin(dev, opp_info, target_rm, is_set_rm);
 		if (is_set_clk && clk_set_rate(clk, new_freq)) {
-			dev_err(dev, "failed to set clk rate: %d\n", ret);
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			dev_err(dev, "failed to set clk rate\n");
 			goto restore_rm;
 		}
 		ret = regulator_set_voltage(vdd_reg, new_supply_vdd->u_volt,