diff --git a/drivers/hwspinlock/hwspinlock_core.c b/drivers/hwspinlock/hwspinlock_core.c
index cc8e952a6772..a509b73da190 100644
--- a/drivers/hwspinlock/hwspinlock_core.c
+++ b/drivers/hwspinlock/hwspinlock_core.c
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ static int hwspin_lock_register_single(struct hwspinlock *hwlock, int id)
 
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&hwspinlock_tree_lock);
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static struct hwspinlock *hwspin_lock_unregister_single(unsigned int id)