diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ismt.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ismt.c
index cd82eb44e4c4..8ed79a086f85 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ismt.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ismt.c
@@ -879,6 +879,7 @@ ismt_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 						 DMA_BIT_MASK(32)) != 0)) {
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "pci_set_dma_mask fail %p\n",
 				pdev);
+			err = -ENODEV;
 			goto fail;
 		}
 	}