diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_of.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_of.c
index 82236fec7c65415f7ab937ccd6f09b7112f0139e..15b342fa81d6dbcb220a7ba5deb096159c9c1256 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_of.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_of.c
@@ -1102,6 +1102,7 @@ static struct device_node *of_thermal_zone_find(struct device_node *sensor, int
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	tz = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 out:
 	of_node_put(np);
 	return tz;