diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-uniphier.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-uniphier.c
index d3cf9502e7e7f..ed2badecc0508 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-uniphier.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-uniphier.c
@@ -306,8 +306,7 @@ static int uniphier_gpio_irq_domain_activate(struct irq_domain *domain,
 	struct uniphier_gpio_priv *priv = domain->host_data;
 	struct gpio_chip *chip = &priv->chip;
 
-	gpiochip_lock_as_irq(chip, data->hwirq + UNIPHIER_GPIO_IRQ_OFFSET);
-	return 0;
+	return gpiochip_lock_as_irq(chip, data->hwirq + UNIPHIER_GPIO_IRQ_OFFSET);
 }
 
 static void uniphier_gpio_irq_domain_deactivate(struct irq_domain *domain,