diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_ibmvtpm.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_ibmvtpm.c
index 0fad6cf37bab..b0f546f4b15c 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_ibmvtpm.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_ibmvtpm.c
@@ -653,6 +653,7 @@ static int tpm_ibmvtpm_probe(struct vio_dev *vio_dev,
 	if (!wait_event_timeout(ibmvtpm->crq_queue.wq,
 				ibmvtpm->rtce_buf != NULL,
 				HZ)) {
+		rc = -ENODEV;
 		dev_err(dev, "CRQ response timed out\n");
 		goto init_irq_cleanup;
 	}