diff --git a/drivers/platform/mips/cpu_hwmon.c b/drivers/platform/mips/cpu_hwmon.c
index 1833b51690e5..0d27cb7a9e3c 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/mips/cpu_hwmon.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/mips/cpu_hwmon.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ static int __init loongson_hwmon_init(void)
 
 	cpu_hwmon_dev = hwmon_device_register(NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(cpu_hwmon_dev)) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		ret = PTR_ERR(cpu_hwmon_dev);
 		pr_err("hwmon_device_register fail!\n");
 		goto fail_hwmon_device_register;
 	}