diff --git a/drivers/i3c/master/i3c-master-cdns.c b/drivers/i3c/master/i3c-master-cdns.c
index 10db0bf0655a..6d5719cea9f5 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/master/i3c-master-cdns.c
+++ b/drivers/i3c/master/i3c-master-cdns.c
@@ -1593,8 +1593,10 @@ static int cdns_i3c_master_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	master->ibi.slots = devm_kcalloc(&pdev->dev, master->ibi.num_slots,
 					 sizeof(*master->ibi.slots),
 					 GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!master->ibi.slots)
+	if (!master->ibi.slots) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_disable_sysclk;
+	}
 
 	writel(IBIR_THR(1), master->regs + CMD_IBI_THR_CTRL);
 	writel(MST_INT_IBIR_THR, master->regs + MST_IER);