diff --git a/drivers/crypto/intel/iaa/iaa_crypto_main.c b/drivers/crypto/intel/iaa/iaa_crypto_main.c
index df2728cccf8b..e9391cf2c397 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/intel/iaa/iaa_crypto_main.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/intel/iaa/iaa_crypto_main.c
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ static int save_iaa_wq(struct idxd_wq *wq)
 	if (!cpus_per_iaa)
 		cpus_per_iaa = 1;
 out:
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void remove_iaa_wq(struct idxd_wq *wq)