diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
index 6cc86060d22f005400bb5dcfb4bb4b91d4952596..f699ea530b88e6c0bbd24450185a3e140a76a15e 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ int spi_register_board_info(struct spi_board_info const *info, unsigned n)
 	int i;
 
 	if (!n)
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return 0;
 
 	bi = kcalloc(n, sizeof(*bi), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!bi)