diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-jz4740.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-jz4740.c
index 3193eb8bd131..65e130726fc6 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-jz4740.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-jz4740.c
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ static int jz4740_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
 	if (irq < 0)
-		return -ENOENT;
+		return irq;
 
 	rtc->base = devm_platform_ioremap_resource(pdev, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(rtc->base))