diff --git a/drivers/i2c/muxes/i2c-demux-pinctrl.c b/drivers/i2c/muxes/i2c-demux-pinctrl.c
index 9f2e4aa28159..299abb6dd942 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/muxes/i2c-demux-pinctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/muxes/i2c-demux-pinctrl.c
@@ -261,7 +261,9 @@ static int i2c_demux_pinctrl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	pm_runtime_no_callbacks(&pdev->dev);
 
 	/* switch to first parent as active master */
-	i2c_demux_activate_master(priv, 0);
+	err = i2c_demux_activate_master(priv, 0);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_rollback;
 
 	err = device_create_file(&pdev->dev, &dev_attr_available_masters);
 	if (err)