diff --git a/drivers/thermal/imx8mm_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/imx8mm_thermal.c
index fd1bf2d14c53d2c5b0d2fadbe85aca374b491eb4..8ff8140b7e92891f9934bf441efe1d03c2989737 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/imx8mm_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/imx8mm_thermal.c
@@ -217,10 +217,11 @@ static int imx8mm_tmu_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 							     &tmu->sensors[i],
 							     &tmu_tz_ops);
 		if (IS_ERR(tmu->sensors[i].tzd)) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(tmu->sensors[i].tzd);
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev,
 				"failed to register thermal zone sensor[%d]: %d\n",
 				i, ret);
-			return PTR_ERR(tmu->sensors[i].tzd);
+			return ret;
 		}
 		tmu->sensors[i].hw_id = i;