diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-lp5521.c b/drivers/leds/leds-lp5521.c
index 362e29e27db994cda6054dc704f348ac81c72804..8505afe4b52e1b4a1d2f13885496b05a28f5e278 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-lp5521.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-lp5521.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ static int lp5521_read(struct i2c_client *client, u8 reg, u8 *buf)
 
 	ret = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(client, reg);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		return -EIO;
+		return ret;
 
 	*buf = ret;
 	return 0;