diff --git a/drivers/iio/dac/ad5064.c b/drivers/iio/dac/ad5064.c
index c067e6821496..7e7ebf30e954 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/dac/ad5064.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/dac/ad5064.c
@@ -598,10 +598,16 @@ static int ad5064_i2c_write(struct ad5064_state *st, unsigned int cmd,
 	unsigned int addr, unsigned int val)
 {
 	struct i2c_client *i2c = to_i2c_client(st->dev);
+	int ret;
 
 	st->data.i2c[0] = (cmd << 4) | addr;
 	put_unaligned_be16(val, &st->data.i2c[1]);
-	return i2c_master_send(i2c, st->data.i2c, 3);
+
+	ret = i2c_master_send(i2c, st->data.i2c, 3);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int ad5064_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,