diff --git a/drivers/iio/dac/ad5770r.c b/drivers/iio/dac/ad5770r.c
index cd47cb1c685c..6027e8d88b27 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/dac/ad5770r.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/dac/ad5770r.c
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ static int ad5770r_read_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 				       chan->address,
 				       st->transf_buf, 2);
 		if (ret)
-			return 0;
+			return ret;
 
 		buf16 = get_unaligned_le16(st->transf_buf);
 		*val = buf16 >> 2;