diff --git a/drivers/base/regmap/regmap.c b/drivers/base/regmap/regmap.c
index 51db0f88f1646ec7646f0fa7770e8fd763d555a8..a4d3d41f52214544b6d17a9e2aac59908793fa05 100644
--- a/drivers/base/regmap/regmap.c
+++ b/drivers/base/regmap/regmap.c
@@ -707,6 +707,8 @@ struct regmap *__regmap_init(struct device *dev,
 		}
 	}
 
+	ret = -EINVAL; /* Later error paths rely on this */
+
 	if (config->disable_locking) {
 		map->lock = map->unlock = regmap_lock_unlock_none;
 		map->can_sleep = config->can_sleep;