diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/vibrator.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/vibrator.c
index 0ec4d317c9db..763c234fbc03 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/vibrator.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/vibrator.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ static int gb_vibrator_probe(struct gb_bundle *bundle,
 	dev = device_create(&vibrator_class, &bundle->dev,
 			    MKDEV(0, 0), vib, "vibrator%d", vib->minor);
 	if (IS_ERR(dev)) {
-		retval = -EINVAL;
+		retval = PTR_ERR(dev);
 		goto err_ida_remove;
 	}
 	vib->dev = dev;