diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/ina3221.c b/drivers/hwmon/ina3221.c
index 026f70d7c5a4..1b7f92f23530 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/ina3221.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/ina3221.c
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ static int ina3221_probe_child_from_dt(struct device *dev,
 		return ret;
 	} else if (val > INA3221_CHANNEL3) {
 		dev_err(dev, "invalid reg %d of %pOFn\n", val, child);
-		return ret;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	input = &ina->inputs[val];