diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/atmel_mxt_ts.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/atmel_mxt_ts.c
index 97495c7edae8..6e0b4a2120d3 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/atmel_mxt_ts.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/atmel_mxt_ts.c
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ static u8 mxt_get_bootloader_version(struct mxt_data *data, u8 val)
 	if (val & MXT_BOOT_EXTENDED_ID) {
 		if (mxt_bootloader_read(data, &buf[0], 3) != 0) {
 			dev_err(dev, "%s: i2c failure\n", __func__);
-			return -EIO;
+			return val;
 		}
 
 		dev_dbg(dev, "Bootloader ID:%d Version:%d\n", buf[1], buf[2]);