diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/svc.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/svc.c
index fc5747031721..9df3c7a4bb82 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/svc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/svc.c
@@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ static int gb_svc_hello(struct gb_operation *op)
 		dev_err(&svc->dev, "failed to create watchdog: %d\n", ret);
 		input_unregister_device(svc->input);
 		device_del(&svc->dev);
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	return 0;