diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-lp5523.c b/drivers/leds/leds-lp5523.c
index 59ec383900de2e403bdd8c261fc7ccdba4933255..eb89cbd419cabe898ec7e47cf3cfb075bb67403f 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-lp5523.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-lp5523.c
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ static int lp5523_read(struct i2c_client *client, u8 reg, u8 *buf)
 	s32 ret = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(client, reg);
 
 	if (ret < 0)
-		return -EIO;
+		return ret;
 
 	*buf = ret;
 	return 0;