diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mvebu.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mvebu.c
index bc78a9da5502..3b1fd1ce460f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mvebu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mvebu.c
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ static int mvebu_gpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	mvchip->irqbase = irq_alloc_descs(-1, 0, ngpios, -1);
 	if (mvchip->irqbase < 0) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "no irqs\n");
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return mvchip->irqbase;
 	}
 
 	gc = irq_alloc_generic_chip("mvebu_gpio_irq", 2, mvchip->irqbase,