diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-ops.c b/sound/soc/soc-ops.c
index 9c9595d68629..c52a5d622d5d 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-ops.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-ops.c
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ int snd_soc_put_volsw_range(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 	unsigned int mask = (1 << fls(max)) - 1;
 	unsigned int invert = mc->invert;
 	unsigned int val, val_mask;
-	int ret;
+	int err, ret;
 
 	if (invert)
 		val = (max - ucontrol->value.integer.value[0]) & mask;
@@ -521,9 +521,10 @@ int snd_soc_put_volsw_range(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 	val_mask = mask << shift;
 	val = val << shift;
 
-	ret = snd_soc_component_update_bits(component, reg, val_mask, val);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
+	err = snd_soc_component_update_bits(component, reg, val_mask, val);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+	ret = err;
 
 	if (snd_soc_volsw_is_stereo(mc)) {
 		if (invert)
@@ -533,8 +534,12 @@ int snd_soc_put_volsw_range(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 		val_mask = mask << shift;
 		val = val << shift;
 
-		ret = snd_soc_component_update_bits(component, rreg, val_mask,
+		err = snd_soc_component_update_bits(component, rreg, val_mask,
 			val);
+		/* Don't discard any error code or drop change flag */
+		if (ret == 0 || err < 0) {
+			ret = err;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return ret;