diff --git a/drivers/base/dd.c b/drivers/base/dd.c
index daeb9b5763ae3..2b8cdb78384ca 100644
--- a/drivers/base/dd.c
+++ b/drivers/base/dd.c
@@ -580,7 +580,8 @@ static int really_probe(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv)
 			goto probe_failed;
 	}
 
-	if (driver_sysfs_add(dev)) {
+	ret = driver_sysfs_add(dev);
+	if (ret) {
 		pr_err("%s: driver_sysfs_add(%s) failed\n",
 		       __func__, dev_name(dev));
 		goto probe_failed;
@@ -602,15 +603,18 @@ static int really_probe(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv)
 		goto probe_failed;
 	}
 
-	if (device_add_groups(dev, drv->dev_groups)) {
+	ret = device_add_groups(dev, drv->dev_groups);
+	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(dev, "device_add_groups() failed\n");
 		goto dev_groups_failed;
 	}
 
-	if (dev_has_sync_state(dev) &&
-	    device_create_file(dev, &dev_attr_state_synced)) {
-		dev_err(dev, "state_synced sysfs add failed\n");
-		goto dev_sysfs_state_synced_failed;
+	if (dev_has_sync_state(dev)) {
+		ret = device_create_file(dev, &dev_attr_state_synced);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(dev, "state_synced sysfs add failed\n");
+			goto dev_sysfs_state_synced_failed;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (test_remove) {