diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rcar.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rcar.c
index 1b5ea222f4c6..316dd378fb8c 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rcar.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rcar.c
@@ -1105,8 +1105,10 @@ static int rcar_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	/* R-Car Gen3+ needs a reset before every transfer */
 	if (priv->devtype >= I2C_RCAR_GEN3) {
 		priv->rstc = devm_reset_control_get_exclusive(&pdev->dev, NULL);
-		if (IS_ERR(priv->rstc))
+		if (IS_ERR(priv->rstc)) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(priv->rstc);
 			goto out_pm_put;
+		}
 
 		ret = reset_control_status(priv->rstc);
 		if (ret < 0)