diff --git a/drivers/hte/hte-tegra194-test.c b/drivers/hte/hte-tegra194-test.c
index ce8c44e79221..60f0ef2cb324 100644
--- a/drivers/hte/hte-tegra194-test.c
+++ b/drivers/hte/hte-tegra194-test.c
@@ -154,8 +154,10 @@ static int tegra_hte_test_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	cnt = of_hte_req_count(hte.pdev);
-	if (cnt < 0)
+	if (cnt < 0) {
+		ret = cnt;
 		goto free_irq;
+	}
 
 	dev_info(&pdev->dev, "Total requested lines:%d\n", cnt);