diff --git a/drivers/uio/uio.c b/drivers/uio/uio.c
index c8b926291e284b..b645c47501b42c 100644
--- a/drivers/uio/uio.c
+++ b/drivers/uio/uio.c
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ static int uio_get_minor(struct uio_device *idev)
 	retval = idr_alloc(&uio_idr, idev, 0, UIO_MAX_DEVICES, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (retval >= 0) {
 		idev->minor = retval;
+		retval = 0;
 	} else if (retval == -ENOSPC) {
 		dev_err(idev->dev, "too many uio devices\n");
 		retval = -EINVAL;