ret = PTR_ERR(max98925->regmap);
                dev_err(&i2c->dev,
                                "Failed to allocate regmap: %d\n", ret);
-               goto err_out;
+               return ret;
        }
 
        if (!of_property_read_u32(i2c->dev.of_node, "vmon-slot-no", &value)) {
                }
                max98925->i_slot = value;
        }
-       ret = regmap_read(max98925->regmap,
-                       MAX98925_REV_VERSION, ®);
-       if ((ret < 0) ||
-               ((reg != MAX98925_VERSION) &&
-               (reg != MAX98925_VERSION1))) {
-               dev_err(&i2c->dev,
-                       "device initialization error (%d 0x%02X)\n",
+
+       ret = regmap_read(max98925->regmap, MAX98925_REV_VERSION, ®);
+       if (ret < 0) {
+               dev_err(&i2c->dev, "Read revision failed\n");
+               return ret;
+       }
+
+       if ((reg != MAX98925_VERSION) && (reg != MAX98925_VERSION1)) {
+               ret = -ENODEV;
+               dev_err(&i2c->dev, "Invalid revision (%d 0x%02X)\n",
                        ret, reg);
-               goto err_out;
+               return ret;
        }
+
        dev_info(&i2c->dev, "device version 0x%02X\n", reg);
 
        ret = snd_soc_register_codec(&i2c->dev, &soc_codec_dev_max98925,
        if (ret < 0)
                dev_err(&i2c->dev,
                                "Failed to register codec: %d\n", ret);
-err_out:
        return ret;
 }