diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/light/tsl2x7x_core.c b/drivers/staging/iio/light/tsl2x7x_core.c
index d060f2572512af496f094036cfbc9460a19850d3..c99f890cc6c65ae9ea13a9aafa8c8258e21e3cb8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/light/tsl2x7x_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/light/tsl2x7x_core.c
@@ -1869,6 +1869,7 @@ static int tsl2x7x_probe(struct i2c_client *clientp,
 		dev_info(&chip->client->dev,
 				"%s: i2c device found does not match expected id\n",
 				__func__);
+		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto fail1;
 	}
 
@@ -1907,7 +1908,7 @@ static int tsl2x7x_probe(struct i2c_client *clientp,
 		if (ret) {
 			dev_err(&clientp->dev,
 				"%s: irq request failed", __func__);
-			goto fail2;
+			goto fail1;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1920,17 +1921,17 @@ static int tsl2x7x_probe(struct i2c_client *clientp,
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&clientp->dev,
 			"%s: iio registration failed\n", __func__);
-		goto fail1;
+		goto fail2;
 	}
 
 	dev_info(&clientp->dev, "%s Light sensor found.\n", id->name);
 
 	return 0;
 
-fail1:
+fail2:
 	if (clientp->irq)
 		free_irq(clientp->irq, indio_dev);
-fail2:
+fail1:
 	iio_device_free(indio_dev);
 
 	return ret;