diff --git a/drivers/dma/mv_xor_v2.c b/drivers/dma/mv_xor_v2.c
index 4800c596433a..9f3e011fbd91 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/mv_xor_v2.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/mv_xor_v2.c
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ static int mv_xor_v2_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	xor_dev->clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
 	if (PTR_ERR(xor_dev->clk) == -EPROBE_DEFER) {
-		ret = EPROBE_DEFER;
+		ret = -EPROBE_DEFER;
 		goto disable_reg_clk;
 	}
 	if (!IS_ERR(xor_dev->clk)) {