diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/pxafb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/pxafb.c
index 6f972bed410a..a53d24fb7183 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/pxafb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/pxafb.c
@@ -2305,7 +2305,7 @@ static int pxafb_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 	fbi->mmio_base = devm_platform_ioremap_resource(dev, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(fbi->mmio_base)) {
 		dev_err(&dev->dev, "failed to get I/O memory\n");
-		ret = -EBUSY;
+		ret = PTR_ERR(fbi->mmio_base);
 		goto failed;
 	}