diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/em_sti.c b/drivers/clocksource/em_sti.c
index bc48cbf6a795..269db74a0658 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/em_sti.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/em_sti.c
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ static int em_sti_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
 	if (irq < 0) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to get irq\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return irq;
 	}
 
 	/* map memory, let base point to the STI instance */
@@ -314,11 +314,12 @@ static int em_sti_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (IS_ERR(p->base))
 		return PTR_ERR(p->base);
 
-	if (devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, irq, em_sti_interrupt,
-			     IRQF_TIMER | IRQF_IRQPOLL | IRQF_NOBALANCING,
-			     dev_name(&pdev->dev), p)) {
+	ret = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, irq, em_sti_interrupt,
+			       IRQF_TIMER | IRQF_IRQPOLL | IRQF_NOBALANCING,
+			       dev_name(&pdev->dev), p);
+	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to request low IRQ\n");
-		return -ENOENT;
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	/* get hold of clock */