diff --git a/drivers/net/wwan/iosm/iosm_ipc_imem.c b/drivers/net/wwan/iosm/iosm_ipc_imem.c
index c066b0040a3f..829515a601b3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wwan/iosm/iosm_ipc_imem.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wwan/iosm/iosm_ipc_imem.c
@@ -565,24 +565,32 @@ static void ipc_imem_run_state_worker(struct work_struct *instance)
 	struct ipc_mux_config mux_cfg;
 	struct iosm_imem *ipc_imem;
 	u8 ctrl_chl_idx = 0;
+	int ret;
 
 	ipc_imem = container_of(instance, struct iosm_imem, run_state_worker);
 
 	if (ipc_imem->phase != IPC_P_RUN) {
 		dev_err(ipc_imem->dev,
 			"Modem link down. Exit run state worker.");
-		return;
+		goto err_out;
 	}
 
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(IOSM_DEVLINK_INIT, &ipc_imem->flag))
 		ipc_devlink_deinit(ipc_imem->ipc_devlink);
 
-	if (!ipc_imem_setup_cp_mux_cap_init(ipc_imem, &mux_cfg))
-		ipc_imem->mux = ipc_mux_init(&mux_cfg, ipc_imem);
+	ret = ipc_imem_setup_cp_mux_cap_init(ipc_imem, &mux_cfg);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto err_out;
 
-	ipc_imem_wwan_channel_init(ipc_imem, mux_cfg.protocol);
-	if (ipc_imem->mux)
-		ipc_imem->mux->wwan = ipc_imem->wwan;
+	ipc_imem->mux = ipc_mux_init(&mux_cfg, ipc_imem);
+	if (!ipc_imem->mux)
+		goto err_out;
+
+	ret = ipc_imem_wwan_channel_init(ipc_imem, mux_cfg.protocol);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto err_ipc_mux_deinit;
+
+	ipc_imem->mux->wwan = ipc_imem->wwan;
 
 	while (ctrl_chl_idx < IPC_MEM_MAX_CHANNELS) {
 		if (!ipc_chnl_cfg_get(&chnl_cfg_port, ctrl_chl_idx)) {
@@ -622,6 +630,13 @@ static void ipc_imem_run_state_worker(struct work_struct *instance)
 
 	/* Complete all memory stores after setting bit */
 	smp_mb__after_atomic();
+
+	return;
+
+err_ipc_mux_deinit:
+	ipc_mux_deinit(ipc_imem->mux);
+err_out:
+	ipc_uevent_send(ipc_imem->dev, UEVENT_CD_READY_LINK_DOWN);
 }
 
 static void ipc_imem_handle_irq(struct iosm_imem *ipc_imem, int irq)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wwan/iosm/iosm_ipc_imem_ops.c b/drivers/net/wwan/iosm/iosm_ipc_imem_ops.c
index 66b90cc4c346..109cf8930488 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wwan/iosm/iosm_ipc_imem_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wwan/iosm/iosm_ipc_imem_ops.c
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ int ipc_imem_sys_wwan_transmit(struct iosm_imem *ipc_imem,
 }
 
 /* Initialize wwan channel */
-void ipc_imem_wwan_channel_init(struct iosm_imem *ipc_imem,
-				enum ipc_mux_protocol mux_type)
+int ipc_imem_wwan_channel_init(struct iosm_imem *ipc_imem,
+			       enum ipc_mux_protocol mux_type)
 {
 	struct ipc_chnl_cfg chnl_cfg = { 0 };
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ void ipc_imem_wwan_channel_init(struct iosm_imem *ipc_imem,
 	/* If modem version is invalid (0xffffffff), do not initialize WWAN. */
 	if (ipc_imem->cp_version == -1) {
 		dev_err(ipc_imem->dev, "invalid CP version");
-		return;
+		return -EIO;
 	}
 
 	ipc_chnl_cfg_get(&chnl_cfg, ipc_imem->nr_of_channels);
@@ -104,9 +104,13 @@ void ipc_imem_wwan_channel_init(struct iosm_imem *ipc_imem,
 
 	/* WWAN registration. */
 	ipc_imem->wwan = ipc_wwan_init(ipc_imem, ipc_imem->dev);
-	if (!ipc_imem->wwan)
+	if (!ipc_imem->wwan) {
 		dev_err(ipc_imem->dev,
 			"failed to register the ipc_wwan interfaces");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /* Map SKB to DMA for transfer */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wwan/iosm/iosm_ipc_imem_ops.h b/drivers/net/wwan/iosm/iosm_ipc_imem_ops.h
index f8afb217d9e2..026c5bd0f999 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wwan/iosm/iosm_ipc_imem_ops.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wwan/iosm/iosm_ipc_imem_ops.h
@@ -91,9 +91,11 @@ int ipc_imem_sys_wwan_transmit(struct iosm_imem *ipc_imem, int if_id,
  *				MUX.
  * @ipc_imem:		Pointer to iosm_imem struct.
  * @mux_type:		Type of mux protocol.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success and failure value on error
  */
-void ipc_imem_wwan_channel_init(struct iosm_imem *ipc_imem,
-				enum ipc_mux_protocol mux_type);
+int ipc_imem_wwan_channel_init(struct iosm_imem *ipc_imem,
+			       enum ipc_mux_protocol mux_type);
 
 /**
  * ipc_imem_sys_devlink_open - Open a Flash/CD Channel link to CP