diff --git a/drivers/base/property.c b/drivers/base/property.c
index 627ebc9b570d..c69bde8086cc 100644
--- a/drivers/base/property.c
+++ b/drivers/base/property.c
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ static int __fwnode_property_read_string(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
  *         %0 if the property was found (success),
  *	   %-EINVAL if given arguments are not valid,
  *	   %-ENODATA if the property does not have a value,
- *	   %-EPROTO if the property is not an array of strings,
+ *	   %-EPROTO or %-EILSEQ if the property is not an array of strings,
  *	   %-EOVERFLOW if the size of the property is not as expected,
  *	   %-ENXIO if no suitable firmware interface is present.
  */