diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
index 9e18422fdc77..d0c231600f84 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
@@ -1015,10 +1015,9 @@ static int mtd_otp_nvmem_add(struct mtd_info *mtd)
 err:
 	nvmem_unregister(mtd->otp_user_nvmem);
 	/* Don't report error if OTP is not supported. */
-	if (err != -EOPNOTSUPP)
-		return dev_err_probe(dev, err,
-				     "Failed to register OTP NVMEM device\n");
-	return 0;
+	if (err == -EOPNOTSUPP)
+		return 0;
+	return dev_err_probe(dev, err, "Failed to register OTP NVMEM device\n");
 }
 
 /**