diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
index 163fc9021f5a..962cafa175f7 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
@@ -1476,7 +1476,7 @@ static int __init imx_serial_init(void)
 	if (ret != 0)
 		uart_unregister_driver(&imx_reg);
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void __exit imx_serial_exit(void)