diff --git a/drivers/opp/core.c b/drivers/opp/core.c
index 8188f4491356..5e4515cf9109 100644
--- a/drivers/opp/core.c
+++ b/drivers/opp/core.c
@@ -2642,8 +2642,10 @@ int dev_pm_opp_set_config(struct device *dev, struct dev_pm_opp_config *config)
 
 	/* Attach genpds */
 	if (config->genpd_names) {
-		if (config->required_devs)
+		if (config->required_devs) {
+			ret = -EINVAL;
 			goto err;
+		}
 
 		ret = _opp_attach_genpd(opp_table, dev, config->genpd_names,
 					config->virt_devs);