diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/it87.c b/drivers/hwmon/it87.c
index e233aafa8856..5cfb98a0512f 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/it87.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/it87.c
@@ -3590,10 +3590,13 @@ static int it87_resume(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct platform_device *pdev = to_platform_device(dev);
 	struct it87_data *data = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	int err;
 
 	it87_resume_sio(pdev);
 
-	it87_lock(data);
+	err = it87_lock(data);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
 	it87_check_pwm(dev);
 	it87_check_limit_regs(data);