diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios-base.c b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios-base.c
index fe59b0ebff314..ceb8e701028df 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios-base.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios-base.c
@@ -594,6 +594,7 @@ static int __init dell_smbios_init(void)
 	if (wmi && smm) {
 		pr_err("No SMBIOS backends available (wmi: %d, smm: %d)\n",
 			wmi, smm);
+		ret = -ENODEV;
 		goto fail_create_group;
 	}