diff --git a/drivers/acpi/thermal.c b/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
index 19f3ea48475e369ec9ba1b39405e5d14da9a2e6f..82389b1781300ccd606916600f839b9544010b9b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
@@ -1342,7 +1342,7 @@ static int acpi_thermal_add(struct acpi_device *device)
 
 	result = acpi_thermal_add_fs(device);
 	if (result)
-		return_VALUE(result);
+		goto end;
 
 	init_timer(&tz->timer);