diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/debug.c b/sound/soc/sof/debug.c
index 54bb53bfc81bf296d9d5f5cca5469c8d398ea911..2388477a965e6716860926da36c4809bd25babf6 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/debug.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/debug.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static ssize_t sof_dfsentry_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buffer,
 	else
 		ret = kstrtoul(string, 0, &ipc_count);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
+		goto out;
 
 	/* limit max duration/ipc count for flood test */
 	if (flood_duration_test) {
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ static ssize_t sof_dfsentry_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buffer,
 				    "error: debugfs write failed to resume %d\n",
 				    ret);
 		pm_runtime_put_noidle(sdev->dev);
-		return ret;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	/* flood test */