diff --git a/drivers/acpi/cppc_acpi.c b/drivers/acpi/cppc_acpi.c
index d0d0504b7c89..e0ea8f56d2bf 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/cppc_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/cppc_acpi.c
@@ -784,8 +784,10 @@ int acpi_cppc_processor_probe(struct acpi_processor *pr)
 
 	/* Add per logical CPU nodes for reading its feedback counters. */
 	cpu_dev = get_cpu_device(pr->id);
-	if (!cpu_dev)
+	if (!cpu_dev) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out_free;
+	}
 
 	ret = kobject_init_and_add(&cpc_ptr->kobj, &cppc_ktype, &cpu_dev->kobj,
 			"acpi_cppc");