diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7793.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7793.c
index 5e980a06258e..440ef4c7be07 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7793.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7793.c
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ static int ad7793_setup(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 	id &= AD7793_ID_MASK;
 
 	if (id != st->chip_info->id) {
+		ret = -ENODEV;
 		dev_err(&st->sd.spi->dev, "device ID query failed\n");
 		goto out;
 	}