diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-aggregator.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-aggregator.c
index db001f765aa0..03e0011b3836 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-aggregator.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-aggregator.c
@@ -1116,6 +1116,7 @@ static int gpio_aggregator_parse(struct gpio_aggregator *aggr)
 
 	if (!n) {
 		pr_err("No GPIOs specified\n");
+		error = -EINVAL;
 		goto err;
 	}