diff --git a/arch/nios2/cpu/cpu.c b/arch/nios2/cpu/cpu.c
index b2164af..77fde6b 100644
--- a/arch/nios2/cpu/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/nios2/cpu/cpu.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 static int restart_register_feature(void)
 {
-	restart_handler_register_fn(nios2_restart_soc);
+	return restart_handler_register_fn(nios2_restart_soc);
 }
 coredevice_initcall(restart_register_feature);