diff --git a/drivers/power/supply/max8971_charger.c b/drivers/power/supply/max8971_charger.c
index 49a05858bef8..9525ab5da582 100644
--- a/drivers/power/supply/max8971_charger.c
+++ b/drivers/power/supply/max8971_charger.c
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ static int max8971_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	err = devm_request_threaded_irq(dev, client->irq, NULL, &max8971_interrupt,
 					IRQF_ONESHOT | IRQF_SHARED, client->name, priv);
 	if (err)
-		return dev_err_probe(dev, err, "failed to register IRQ %d\n", client->irq);
+		return err;
 
 	extcon = of_graph_get_remote_node(dev->of_node, -1, -1);
 	if (!extcon)