diff --git a/drivers/mfd/mc13xxx-core.c b/drivers/mfd/mc13xxx-core.c
index f475e848252fa..d0bf50e3568d7 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/mc13xxx-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/mc13xxx-core.c
@@ -274,7 +274,9 @@ int mc13xxx_adc_do_conversion(struct mc13xxx *mc13xxx, unsigned int mode,
 
 	mc13xxx->adcflags |= MC13XXX_ADC_WORKING;
 
-	mc13xxx_reg_read(mc13xxx, MC13XXX_ADC0, &old_adc0);
+	ret = mc13xxx_reg_read(mc13xxx, MC13XXX_ADC0, &old_adc0);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
 
 	adc0 = MC13XXX_ADC0_ADINC1 | MC13XXX_ADC0_ADINC2 |
 	       MC13XXX_ADC0_CHRGRAWDIV;