diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7754.c b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7754.c
index 81f67318974ad77322c3f66138f25d3385463af9..746b18894ebf6009cfe379cb3e7b69eaf26b57c9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7754.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7754.c
@@ -216,9 +216,13 @@ static ssize_t ade7754_write_16bit(struct device *dev,
 
 static int ade7754_reset(struct device *dev)
 {
+	int ret;
 	u8 val;
 
-	ade7754_spi_read_reg_8(dev, ADE7754_OPMODE, &val);
+	ret = ade7754_spi_read_reg_8(dev, ADE7754_OPMODE, &val);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
 	val |= 1 << 6; /* Software Chip Reset */
 	return ade7754_spi_write_reg_8(dev, ADE7754_OPMODE, val);
 }
@@ -362,9 +366,16 @@ static int ade7754_set_irq(struct device *dev, bool enable)
 /* Power down the device */
 static int ade7754_stop_device(struct device *dev)
 {
+	int ret;
 	u8 val;
 
-	ade7754_spi_read_reg_8(dev, ADE7754_OPMODE, &val);
+	ret = ade7754_spi_read_reg_8(dev, ADE7754_OPMODE, &val);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(dev, "unable to power down the device, error: %d",
+			ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	val |= 7 << 3;  /* ADE7754 powered down */
 	return ade7754_spi_write_reg_8(dev, ADE7754_OPMODE, val);
 }