diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/pxamci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/pxamci.c
index 29f6180a00363..316393c694d7a 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/pxamci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/pxamci.c
@@ -731,6 +731,7 @@ static int pxamci_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 		host->power = devm_gpiod_get_optional(dev, "power", GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
 		if (IS_ERR(host->power)) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(host->power);
 			dev_err(dev, "Failed requesting gpio_power\n");
 			goto out;
 		}