diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/aw88261.c b/sound/soc/codecs/aw88261.c
index 82923b454dd4..6e2266b71386 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/aw88261.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/aw88261.c
@@ -652,6 +652,8 @@ static int aw88261_reg_update(struct aw88261 *aw88261, bool force)
 			ret = aw88261_dev_fw_update(aw88261);
 			if (ret)
 				return ret;
+		} else {
+			ret = 0;
 		}
 	}