diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_sys.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_sys.c
index 6472e7e9f969..1a19a2f4ba27 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_sys.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_sys.c
@@ -1875,6 +1875,7 @@ static int __init thermal_init(void)
 		idr_destroy(&thermal_cdev_idr);
 		mutex_destroy(&thermal_idr_lock);
 		mutex_destroy(&thermal_list_lock);
+		return result;
 	}
 	result = genetlink_init();
 	return result;