diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/charlieplex_keypad.c b/drivers/input/keyboard/charlieplex_keypad.c
index d222b622c820..d46a2298e6da 100644
--- a/drivers/input/keyboard/charlieplex_keypad.c
+++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/charlieplex_keypad.c
@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ static int charlieplex_keypad_scan_line(struct charlieplex_keypad *keypad,
 	int err;
 
 	/* Activate only one line as output at a time. */
-	gpiod_direction_output(line_gpios->desc[oline], 1);
+	err = gpiod_direction_output(line_gpios->desc[oline], 1);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
 	if (keypad->settling_time_us)
 		fsleep(keypad->settling_time_us);