diff --git a/drivers/input/joystick/as5011.c b/drivers/input/joystick/as5011.c
index 13eba2a8c4e053f98e6e6816e98ad01ed1aa4837..005d852a06e99d6ebf2299cd6a23eb9023712ef8 100644
--- a/drivers/input/joystick/as5011.c
+++ b/drivers/input/joystick/as5011.c
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ static int as5011_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	if (irq < 0) {
 		dev_err(&client->dev,
 			"Failed to get irq number for button gpio\n");
+		error = irq;
 		goto err_free_button_gpio;
 	}