diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-arm.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-arm.c
index 4ba3d3fe142f3..f440d385ed347 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-arm.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-arm.c
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ static int __init arm_idle_init(void)
 		dev = kzalloc(sizeof(*dev), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!dev) {
 			pr_err("Failed to allocate cpuidle device\n");
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			goto out_fail;
 		}
 		dev->cpu = cpu;