diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-gpio.c b/drivers/leds/leds-gpio.c
index 7ea1ea42c2d2..d26af0a79a90 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-gpio.c
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ static struct gpio_leds_priv *gpio_leds_create(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		led.gpiod = devm_get_gpiod_from_child(dev, child);
 		if (IS_ERR(led.gpiod)) {
 			fwnode_handle_put(child);
+			ret = PTR_ERR(led.gpiod);
 			goto err;
 		}
 
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@ static struct gpio_leds_priv *gpio_leds_create(struct platform_device *pdev)
 err:
 	for (count = priv->num_leds - 2; count >= 0; count--)
 		delete_gpio_led(&priv->leds[count]);
-	return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
+	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
 
 static const struct of_device_id of_gpio_leds_match[] = {