diff --git a/drivers/regulator/pca9450-regulator.c b/drivers/regulator/pca9450-regulator.c
index 833d398c6aa2..89b806be399f 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/pca9450-regulator.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/pca9450-regulator.c
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ static int pca9450_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,
 
 	if (IS_ERR(pca9450->sd_vsel_gpio)) {
 		dev_err(&i2c->dev, "Failed to get SD_VSEL GPIO\n");
-		return ret;
+		return PTR_ERR(pca9450->sd_vsel_gpio);
 	}
 
 	dev_info(&i2c->dev, "%s probed.\n",