diff --git a/drivers/ptp/ptp_clock.c b/drivers/ptp/ptp_clock.c
index 7eacc1c4b3b10e1103e6e9c895112eb176245faa..c64903a5978fb1a78ec214447d55819e3201a4bf 100644
--- a/drivers/ptp/ptp_clock.c
+++ b/drivers/ptp/ptp_clock.c
@@ -253,8 +253,10 @@ struct ptp_clock *ptp_clock_register(struct ptp_clock_info *info,
 	ptp->dev = device_create_with_groups(ptp_class, parent, ptp->devid,
 					     ptp, ptp->pin_attr_groups,
 					     "ptp%d", ptp->index);
-	if (IS_ERR(ptp->dev))
+	if (IS_ERR(ptp->dev)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(ptp->dev);
 		goto no_device;
+	}
 
 	/* Register a new PPS source. */
 	if (info->pps) {
@@ -265,6 +267,7 @@ struct ptp_clock *ptp_clock_register(struct ptp_clock_info *info,
 		pps.owner = info->owner;
 		ptp->pps_source = pps_register_source(&pps, PTP_PPS_DEFAULTS);
 		if (!ptp->pps_source) {
+			err = -EINVAL;
 			pr_err("failed to register pps source\n");
 			goto no_pps;
 		}