diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
index 4ffea14b7eb645d92a91d62907d64c97cf8a9998..2bae69e39544452dc323a9a3bd15ae9b3e7de1b9 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
@@ -1289,7 +1289,7 @@ int mmc_hs400_to_hs200(struct mmc_card *card)
 static int mmc_select_hs400es(struct mmc_card *card)
 {
 	struct mmc_host *host = card->host;
-	int err = 0;
+	int err = -EINVAL;
 	u8 val;
 
 	if (!(host->caps & MMC_CAP_8_BIT_DATA)) {