diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
index d0cfbb4cb964..db895fb22e65 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ static int i2c_imx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
 	if (irq < 0) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "can't get irq number\n");
-		return -ENOENT;
+		return irq;
 	}
 
 	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);