diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8904.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8904.c
index 265a4a58a2d1b..07dc40022d4f4 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8904.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8904.c
@@ -1837,7 +1837,9 @@ static int wm8904_set_bias_level(struct snd_soc_codec *codec,
 
 	switch (level) {
 	case SND_SOC_BIAS_ON:
-		clk_prepare_enable(wm8904->mclk);
+		ret = clk_prepare_enable(wm8904->mclk);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
 		break;
 
 	case SND_SOC_BIAS_PREPARE: