diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-msic.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-msic.c
index 1b7ce7f8588669f3dda9a1a8a05462d0afd7d868..6cb67595d15f63b3f046512a1f1b4ee5e7b04301 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-msic.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-msic.c
@@ -265,8 +265,8 @@ static int platform_msic_gpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	int i;
 
 	if (irq < 0) {
-		dev_err(dev, "no IRQ line\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
+		dev_err(dev, "no IRQ line: %d\n", irq);
+		return irq;
 	}
 
 	if (!pdata || !pdata->gpio_base) {