diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-pca953x.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-pca953x.c
index 120d6695a4b5..633493b860f2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-pca953x.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-pca953x.c
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ static int pca953x_irq_setup(struct pca953x_chip *chip, int irq_base)
 					IRQF_ONESHOT | IRQF_SHARED, dev_name(dev),
 					chip);
 	if (ret)
-		return dev_err_probe(dev, client->irq, "failed to request irq\n");
+		return dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "failed to request irq\n");
 
 	return 0;
 }