diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/inno_hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/inno_hdmi.c
index 10d62fff22f1b9e6103694d53af924371e2eec6a..f2524419962683890c9f5d9d26179e83cd85f4fa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/inno_hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/inno_hdmi.c
@@ -855,8 +855,9 @@ static int inno_hdmi_bind(struct device *dev, struct device *master,
 
 	hdmi->ddc = inno_hdmi_i2c_adapter(hdmi);
 	if (IS_ERR(hdmi->ddc)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(hdmi->ddc);
 		hdmi->ddc = NULL;
-		return PTR_ERR(hdmi->ddc);
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	/*