diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/ssd1307fb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/ssd1307fb.c
index b6edd28b267f..93f4c902d0f9 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/ssd1307fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/ssd1307fb.c
@@ -656,8 +656,9 @@ static int ssd1307fb_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	bl = backlight_device_register(bl_name, &client->dev, par,
 				       &ssd1307fb_bl_ops, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(bl)) {
-		dev_err(&client->dev, "unable to register backlight device: %ld\n",
-			PTR_ERR(bl));
+		ret = PTR_ERR(bl);
+		dev_err(&client->dev, "unable to register backlight device: %d\n",
+			ret);
 		goto bl_init_error;
 	}