diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-npcm7xx.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-npcm7xx.c
index 20a2f903b7f6..d9ac62c1ac25 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-npcm7xx.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-npcm7xx.c
@@ -2369,8 +2369,7 @@ static struct platform_driver npcm_i2c_bus_driver = {
 static int __init npcm_i2c_init(void)
 {
 	npcm_i2c_debugfs_dir = debugfs_create_dir("npcm_i2c", NULL);
-	platform_driver_register(&npcm_i2c_bus_driver);
-	return 0;
+	return platform_driver_register(&npcm_i2c_bus_driver);
 }
 module_init(npcm_i2c_init);