diff --git a/drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_sasem.c b/drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_sasem.c
index 73166c3f581fd3ed8b7ef805fd27613212817c43..856487eecd247896586a554ea58261a87a86490c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_sasem.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_sasem.c
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ static int ir_open(void *data)
 	mutex_unlock(&context->ctx_lock);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&disconnect_lock);
-	return 0;
+	return retval;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6655/iwctl.c b/drivers/staging/vt6655/iwctl.c
index 43227617aabe676886d1e74d80da6a41757f2e56..4009c0b5bb272bc5e32c7a654eba213c037d0c0e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6655/iwctl.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6655/iwctl.c
@@ -1900,7 +1900,7 @@ int iwctl_siwgenie(struct net_device *dev,
 	}
 
 	out://not completely ...not necessary in wpa_supplicant 0.5.8
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 int iwctl_giwgenie(struct net_device *dev,
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6656/iwctl.c b/drivers/staging/vt6656/iwctl.c
index 9c855f0ffced4acfed54e0871796db550232a59c..0004be8e3957bb96c9c69f56a7109d818c6660f4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6656/iwctl.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6656/iwctl.c
@@ -1719,7 +1719,7 @@ int iwctl_siwgenie(struct net_device *dev,
 	}
 
 	out://not completely ...not necessary in wpa_supplicant 0.5.8
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 int iwctl_giwgenie(struct net_device *dev,