diff --git a/drivers/usb/common/ulpi.c b/drivers/usb/common/ulpi.c
index 60e8174686a17..d7c8461976ce0 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/common/ulpi.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/common/ulpi.c
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ static int ulpi_read_id(struct ulpi *ulpi)
 	/* Test the interface */
 	ret = ulpi_write(ulpi, ULPI_SCRATCH, 0xaa);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
+		goto err;
 
 	ret = ulpi_read(ulpi, ULPI_SCRATCH);
 	if (ret < 0)