diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/uncore-frequency/uncore-frequency-common.c b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/uncore-frequency/uncore-frequency-common.c
index e4d5a7960234c..84eabd6156bbe 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/uncore-frequency/uncore-frequency-common.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/uncore-frequency/uncore-frequency-common.c
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ int uncore_freq_common_init(int (*read_control_freq)(struct uncore_data *data, u
 		++uncore_instance_count;
 	mutex_unlock(&uncore_lock);
 
-	return (!!uncore_root_kobj);
+	return uncore_root_kobj ? 0 : -ENOMEM;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(uncore_freq_common_init, INTEL_UNCORE_FREQUENCY);
 
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/uncore-frequency/uncore-frequency.c b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/uncore-frequency/uncore-frequency.c
index 791af0e287e4b..c61f804dd44e8 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/uncore-frequency/uncore-frequency.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/uncore-frequency/uncore-frequency.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ static int __init intel_uncore_init(void)
 
 	ret = uncore_freq_common_init(uncore_read_control_freq, uncore_write_control_freq,
 				      uncore_read_freq);
-	if (!ret)
+	if (ret)
 		goto err_free;
 
 	ret = cpuhp_setup_state(CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_DYN,