/* run the stream event for each BE */
        dpcm_dapm_stream_event(fe, stream, SND_SOC_DAPM_STREAM_NOP);
 
-       return 0;
+       if (err < 0)
+               dev_err(fe->dev, "ASoC: %s() failed (%d)\n", __func__, err);
+
+       return err;
 }
 
 static int dpcm_run_update_startup(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe, int stream)
        if (fe->dpcm[stream].state == SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_HW_PARAMS)
                return 0;
 
-
        ret = dpcm_be_dai_prepare(fe, stream);
        if (ret < 0)
                goto hw_free;
        }
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fe->card->dpcm_lock, flags);
 
+       if (ret < 0)
+               dev_err(fe->dev, "ASoC: %s() failed (%d)\n", __func__, ret);
+
        return ret;
 }
 
        struct snd_soc_dapm_widget_list *list;
        int stream;
        int count, paths;
-       int ret;
 
        if (!fe->dai_link->dynamic)
                return 0;
                if (count) {
                        dpcm_set_fe_update_state(fe, stream, SND_SOC_DPCM_UPDATE_BE);
                        if (new)
-                               ret = dpcm_run_update_startup(fe, stream);
+                               dpcm_run_update_startup(fe, stream);
                        else
-                               ret = dpcm_run_update_shutdown(fe, stream);
-                       if (ret < 0)
-                               dev_err(fe->dev, "ASoC: failed to shutdown some BEs\n");
+                               dpcm_run_update_shutdown(fe, stream);
                        dpcm_set_fe_update_state(fe, stream, SND_SOC_DPCM_UPDATE_NO);
 
                        dpcm_clear_pending_state(fe, stream);