diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
index e47fa34656717..3082183bd66a4 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
@@ -1583,7 +1583,7 @@ static int i2c_imx_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (i2c_imx->dma)
 		i2c_imx_dma_free(i2c_imx);
 
-	if (ret == 0) {
+	if (ret >= 0) {
 		/* setup chip registers to defaults */
 		imx_i2c_write_reg(0, i2c_imx, IMX_I2C_IADR);
 		imx_i2c_write_reg(0, i2c_imx, IMX_I2C_IFDR);