diff --git a/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c b/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c
index 2e87ca0e292a..a0e3de94704e 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c
@@ -1112,7 +1112,7 @@ static int __sev_snp_init_locked(int *error)
 	if (!sev_version_greater_or_equal(SNP_MIN_API_MAJOR, SNP_MIN_API_MINOR)) {
 		dev_dbg(sev->dev, "SEV-SNP support requires firmware version >= %d:%d\n",
 			SNP_MIN_API_MAJOR, SNP_MIN_API_MINOR);
-		return 0;
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
 	/* SNP_INIT requires MSR_VM_HSAVE_PA to be cleared on all CPUs. */
@@ -1325,12 +1325,9 @@ static int _sev_platform_init_locked(struct sev_platform_init_args *args)
 	 */
 	rc = __sev_snp_init_locked(&args->error);
 	if (rc && rc != -ENODEV) {
-		/*
-		 * Don't abort the probe if SNP INIT failed,
-		 * continue to initialize the legacy SEV firmware.
-		 */
 		dev_err(sev->dev, "SEV-SNP: failed to INIT rc %d, error %#x\n",
 			rc, args->error);
+		return rc;
 	}
 
 	/* Defer legacy SEV/SEV-ES support if allowed by caller/module. */