diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/sun4i-gpadc-iio.c b/drivers/iio/adc/sun4i-gpadc-iio.c
index 85382e435f2a..ac5ba76b979e 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/sun4i-gpadc-iio.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/sun4i-gpadc-iio.c
@@ -638,10 +638,10 @@ static int sun4i_gpadc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		 * thermal because no thermal DT node is found.
 		 */
 		if (IS_ERR(info->tzd) && PTR_ERR(info->tzd) != -ENODEV) {
-			dev_err(&pdev->dev,
-				"could not register thermal sensor: %ld\n",
-				PTR_ERR(info->tzd));
-			return PTR_ERR(info->tzd);
+			ret = dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev,
+					    PTR_ERR(info->tzd),
+					    "could not register thermal sensor\n");
+			goto err_map;
 		}
 	}