diff --git a/drivers/firmware/qcom/qcom_scm.c b/drivers/firmware/qcom/qcom_scm.c
index 2abac54ed1f3..4a0f05c8031d 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/qcom/qcom_scm.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/qcom/qcom_scm.c
@@ -2719,7 +2719,8 @@ static int qcom_scm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	scm->dev = &pdev->dev;
 	ret = qcom_scm_find_dload_address(&pdev->dev, &scm->dload_mode_addr);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
+		return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, ret,
+				     "Failed to get download mode address\n");
 
 	mutex_init(&scm->scm_bw_lock);