diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.c
index 557fe6d6b7af..8fe056d57493 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.c
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ static int gb_connection_init(struct gb_connection *connection)
 			dev_err(&connection->dev,
 				"Failed to connect CPort-%d (%d)\n",
 				cport_id, ret);
-			return 0;
+			return ret;
 		}
 	}