diff --git a/drivers/of/of_numa.c b/drivers/of/of_numa.c
index 838747e319a2..2ec20886d176 100644
--- a/drivers/of/of_numa.c
+++ b/drivers/of/of_numa.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ static int __init of_numa_parse_memory_nodes(void)
 	struct device_node *np = NULL;
 	struct resource rsrc;
 	u32 nid;
-	int i, r;
+	int i, r = -EINVAL;
 
 	for_each_node_by_type(np, "memory") {
 		r = of_property_read_u32(np, "numa-node-id", &nid);
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static int __init of_numa_parse_memory_nodes(void)
 		}
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return r;
 }
 
 static int __init of_numa_parse_distance_map_v1(struct device_node *map)