diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/timesync.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/timesync.c
index 14531edb824c..ddbdf2beb48d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/timesync.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/timesync.c
@@ -462,9 +462,9 @@ static int __gb_timesync_get_status(struct gb_timesync_svc *timesync_svc)
 	case GB_TIMESYNC_STATE_INIT:
 	case GB_TIMESYNC_STATE_WAIT_SVC:
 	case GB_TIMESYNC_STATE_AUTHORITATIVE:
-	case GB_TIMESYNC_STATE_PING:
 		ret = -EAGAIN;
 		break;
+	case GB_TIMESYNC_STATE_PING:
 	case GB_TIMESYNC_STATE_ACTIVE:
 		ret = 0;
 		break;