diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-timberdale.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-timberdale.c
index fad979797486..c40fb5ec93e6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-timberdale.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-timberdale.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ static int timbgpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	tgpio = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*tgpio), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!tgpio)
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	tgpio->irq_base = pdata->irq_base;