diff --git a/drivers/iio/gyro/itg3200_core.c b/drivers/iio/gyro/itg3200_core.c
index cd8a2dae56cd..bfe95ec1abda 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/gyro/itg3200_core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/gyro/itg3200_core.c
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ static int itg3200_read_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 	case IIO_CHAN_INFO_RAW:
 		reg = (u8)chan->address;
 		ret = itg3200_read_reg_s16(indio_dev, reg, val);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
 		return IIO_VAL_INT;
 	case IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE:
 		*val = 0;