diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-logitech-hidpp.c b/drivers/hid/hid-logitech-hidpp.c
index 2246044b16393..5e1a412fd28fa 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-logitech-hidpp.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-logitech-hidpp.c
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ static int hidpp_send_message_sync(struct hidpp_device *hidpp,
 	struct hidpp_report *message,
 	struct hidpp_report *response)
 {
-	int ret;
+	int ret = -1;
 	int max_retries = 3;
 
 	mutex_lock(&hidpp->send_mutex);
@@ -300,13 +300,13 @@ static int hidpp_send_message_sync(struct hidpp_device *hidpp,
 	 */
 	*response = *message;
 
-	for (; max_retries != 0; max_retries--) {
+	for (; max_retries != 0 && ret; max_retries--) {
 		ret = __hidpp_send_report(hidpp->hid_dev, message);
 
 		if (ret) {
 			dbg_hid("__hidpp_send_report returned err: %d\n", ret);
 			memset(response, 0, sizeof(struct hidpp_report));
-			goto exit;
+			break;
 		}
 
 		if (!wait_event_timeout(hidpp->wait, hidpp->answer_available,
@@ -314,14 +314,14 @@ static int hidpp_send_message_sync(struct hidpp_device *hidpp,
 			dbg_hid("%s:timeout waiting for response\n", __func__);
 			memset(response, 0, sizeof(struct hidpp_report));
 			ret = -ETIMEDOUT;
-			goto exit;
+			break;
 		}
 
 		if (response->report_id == REPORT_ID_HIDPP_SHORT &&
 		    response->rap.sub_id == HIDPP_ERROR) {
 			ret = response->rap.params[1];
 			dbg_hid("%s:got hidpp error %02X\n", __func__, ret);
-			goto exit;
+			break;
 		}
 
 		if ((response->report_id == REPORT_ID_HIDPP_LONG ||
@@ -330,13 +330,12 @@ static int hidpp_send_message_sync(struct hidpp_device *hidpp,
 			ret = response->fap.params[1];
 			if (ret != HIDPP20_ERROR_BUSY) {
 				dbg_hid("%s:got hidpp 2.0 error %02X\n", __func__, ret);
-				goto exit;
+				break;
 			}
 			dbg_hid("%s:got busy hidpp 2.0 error %02X, retrying\n", __func__, ret);
 		}
 	}
 
-exit:
 	mutex_unlock(&hidpp->send_mutex);
 	return ret;