diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/exynos-bus.c b/drivers/devfreq/exynos-bus.c
index 29866f7e6d7e..1b21bb60e797 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/exynos-bus.c
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/exynos-bus.c
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ passive:
 	if (IS_ERR(bus->devfreq)) {
 		dev_err(dev,
 			"failed to add devfreq dev with passive governor\n");
-		ret = -EPROBE_DEFER;
+		ret = PTR_ERR(bus->devfreq);
 		goto err;
 	}