diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/phy.c b/drivers/usb/core/phy.c
index 09b7c43c0ea4c69e365f22274bb8c36a984d49d2..f19aaa3c899c2b53aa3865b4706fb5a69d67f609 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/phy.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ int usb_phy_roothub_exit(struct usb_phy_roothub *phy_roothub)
 	list_for_each_entry(roothub_entry, head, list) {
 		err = phy_exit(roothub_entry->phy);
 		if (err)
-			ret = ret;
+			ret = err;
 	}
 
 	return ret;