diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/starfive-wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/starfive-wdt.c
index 1995cceca51e..8f378900624d 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/starfive-wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/starfive-wdt.c
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ static int starfive_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto err_exit;
 
 	if (!early_enable)
-		return pm_runtime_put_sync(&pdev->dev);
+		pm_runtime_put_sync(&pdev->dev);
 
 	return 0;