diff --git a/drivers/soc/apple/mailbox.c b/drivers/soc/apple/mailbox.c
index 780199bf351e..49a0955e82d6 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/apple/mailbox.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/apple/mailbox.c
@@ -296,14 +296,14 @@ struct apple_mbox *apple_mbox_get(struct device *dev, int index)
 	of_node_put(args.np);
 
 	if (!pdev)
-		return ERR_PTR(EPROBE_DEFER);
+		return ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER);
 
 	mbox = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	if (!mbox)
-		return ERR_PTR(EPROBE_DEFER);
+		return ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER);
 
 	if (!device_link_add(dev, &pdev->dev, DL_FLAG_AUTOREMOVE_CONSUMER))
-		return ERR_PTR(ENODEV);
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 
 	return mbox;
 }