diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wcd934x.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wcd934x.c
index c496b359f2f40bbde61e34193f8d7e97659f2ff7..4f568abd59e24a2f102c5e0eee37869046dee3bc 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wcd934x.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wcd934x.c
@@ -1896,9 +1896,8 @@ static int wcd934x_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	}
 
 	wcd->dai[dai->id].sconfig.rate = params_rate(params);
-	wcd934x_slim_set_hw_params(wcd, &wcd->dai[dai->id], substream->stream);
 
-	return 0;
+	return wcd934x_slim_set_hw_params(wcd, &wcd->dai[dai->id], substream->stream);
 }
 
 static int wcd934x_hw_free(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,