diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-microchip-core.c b/drivers/spi/spi-microchip-core.c
index 5b22a1395554..856a68fd8e9f 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-microchip-core.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-microchip-core.c
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ static int mchp_corespi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	spi->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
 	if (spi->irq <= 0) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "invalid IRQ %d for SPI controller\n", spi->irq);
-		ret = spi->irq;
+		ret = -ENXIO;
 		goto error_release_master;
 	}