diff --git a/kernel/irq/timings.c b/kernel/irq/timings.c
index b5985da80acf..7ccc8edce46d 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/timings.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/timings.c
@@ -799,12 +799,14 @@ static int __init irq_timings_test_irqs(struct timings_intervals *ti)
 
 		__irq_timings_store(irq, irqs, ti->intervals[i]);
 		if (irqs->circ_timings[i & IRQ_TIMINGS_MASK] != index) {
+			ret = -EBADSLT;
 			pr_err("Failed to store in the circular buffer\n");
 			goto out;
 		}
 	}
 
 	if (irqs->count != ti->count) {
+		ret = -ERANGE;
 		pr_err("Count differs\n");
 		goto out;
 	}