diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/devices.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/devices.c
index 7b8558564591..5b8ca680ed93 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/devices.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/devices.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static int __init omap4_l3_init(void)
 
 	WARN(IS_ERR(od), "could not build omap_device for %s\n", oh_name);
 
-	return PTR_ERR(od);
+	return IS_ERR(od) ? PTR_ERR(od) : 0;
 }
 postcore_initcall(omap4_l3_init);