diff --git a/drivers/counter/ti-ecap-capture.c b/drivers/counter/ti-ecap-capture.c
index 3586a7ab9887..5fe51e894145 100644
--- a/drivers/counter/ti-ecap-capture.c
+++ b/drivers/counter/ti-ecap-capture.c
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ static int ecap_cnt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	ret = devm_request_irq(dev, ret, ecap_cnt_isr, 0, pdev->name, counter_dev);
 	if (ret)
-		return dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "failed to request irq\n");
+		return ret;
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, counter_dev);