1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/pps/pps.c b/drivers/pps/pps.c
index 98fbe62694d4..e771487132f7 100644
--- a/drivers/pps/pps.c
+++ b/drivers/pps/pps.c
@@ -327,8 +327,10 @@ int pps_register_cdev(struct pps_device *pps)
         }
         pps->dev = device_create(pps_class, pps->info.dev, devt, pps,
                                                         "pps%d", pps->id);
-        if (IS_ERR(pps->dev))
+        if (IS_ERR(pps->dev)) {
+                err = PTR_ERR(pps->dev);
                 goto del_cdev;
+        }
 
         pps->dev->release = pps_device_destruct;