diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7854-spi.c b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7854-spi.c
index a802cf2491d61a6d55f95c6e6825792905fa118a..4c6d2041260bed259f7cba174c64ceb9a9c1a3f8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7854-spi.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7854-spi.c
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ static int ade7854_spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	if (ret)
 		iio_device_free(indio_dev);
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int ade7854_spi_remove(struct spi_device *spi)