diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/llcc-qcom.c b/drivers/soc/qcom/llcc-qcom.c
index e877aace1155..03d5de759b25 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/qcom/llcc-qcom.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/llcc-qcom.c
@@ -610,6 +610,8 @@ static int llcc_update_act_ctrl(u32 sid,
 	ret = regmap_read_poll_timeout(drv_data->bcast_regmap, status_reg,
 				      slice_status, !(slice_status & status),
 				      0, LLCC_STATUS_READ_DELAY);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	if (drv_data->version >= LLCC_VERSION_4_1_0_0)
 		ret = regmap_write(drv_data->bcast_regmap, act_clear_reg,