diff --git a/drivers/mfd/arizona-core.c b/drivers/mfd/arizona-core.c
index 85ff8717d850..91975536d14d 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/arizona-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/arizona-core.c
@@ -1100,7 +1100,7 @@ int arizona_dev_init(struct arizona *arizona)
 		} else if (val & 0x01) {
 			ret = wm5102_clear_write_sequencer(arizona);
 			if (ret)
-				return ret;
+				goto err_reset;
 		}
 		break;
 	default: