diff --git a/drivers/power/supply/sbs-battery.c b/drivers/power/supply/sbs-battery.c
index d925595d099ebaf32c5f8e0f647a33ea4e1845ef..3958ee03eec1450d3ef1ae32542af835c00c9618 100644
--- a/drivers/power/supply/sbs-battery.c
+++ b/drivers/power/supply/sbs-battery.c
@@ -323,17 +323,22 @@ static int sbs_get_battery_presence_and_health(
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	if (psp == POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_PRESENT) {
-		/* Dummy command; if it succeeds, battery is present. */
-		ret = sbs_read_word_data(client, sbs_data[REG_STATUS].addr);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			val->intval = 0; /* battery disconnected */
-		else
-			val->intval = 1; /* battery present */
-	} else { /* POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_HEALTH */
+	/* Dummy command; if it succeeds, battery is present. */
+	ret = sbs_read_word_data(client, sbs_data[REG_STATUS].addr);
+
+	if (ret < 0) { /* battery not present*/
+		if (psp == POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_PRESENT) {
+			val->intval = 0;
+			return 0;
+		}
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	if (psp == POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_PRESENT)
+		val->intval = 1; /* battery present */
+	else /* POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_HEALTH */
 		/* SBS spec doesn't have a general health command. */
 		val->intval = POWER_SUPPLY_HEALTH_UNKNOWN;
-	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -635,6 +640,8 @@ static int sbs_get_property(struct power_supply *psy,
 		else
 			ret = sbs_get_battery_presence_and_health(client, psp,
 								  val);
+
+		/* this can only be true if no gpio is used */
 		if (psp == POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_PRESENT)
 			return 0;
 		break;