diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/rzg2l_adc.c b/drivers/iio/adc/rzg2l_adc.c
index 9996d5eef289..868b183e75ea 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/rzg2l_adc.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/rzg2l_adc.c
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ static int rzg2l_adc_hw_init(struct rzg2l_adc *adc)
 exit_hw_init:
 	clk_disable_unprepare(adc->pclk);
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void rzg2l_adc_pm_runtime_disable(void *data)