diff --git a/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ngd-ctrl.c b/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ngd-ctrl.c
index 7040293c2ee8fe..4a7fc44b56a253 100644
--- a/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ngd-ctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ngd-ctrl.c
@@ -1572,8 +1572,9 @@ static int qcom_slim_ngd_ctrl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	pds = pdr_add_lookup(ctrl->pdr, "avs/audio", "msm/adsp/audio_pd");
 	if (IS_ERR(pds) && PTR_ERR(pds) != -EALREADY) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(pds);
 		dev_err(dev, "pdr add lookup failed: %d\n", ret);
-		return PTR_ERR(pds);
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	platform_driver_register(&qcom_slim_ngd_driver);