diff --git a/drivers/usb/common/ulpi.c b/drivers/usb/common/ulpi.c
index 21b012813376..2ca2e4ee1c56 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/common/ulpi.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/common/ulpi.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ static int ulpi_read_id(struct ulpi *ulpi)
 
 	ret = ulpi_read(ulpi, ULPI_SCRATCH);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
+		goto err;
 
 	if (ret != 0xaa)
 		goto err;