diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-xiic.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-xiic.c
index bd5fc4ace..b91ea900a 100755
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-xiic.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-xiic.c
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ static int xiic_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_msg *msgs, int num)
 	err = xiic_start_xfer(i2c, msgs, num);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		dev_err(adap->dev.parent, "Error xiic_start_xfer\n");
-		goto out;
+		return err;
 	}
 
 	err = wait_for_completion_timeout(&i2c->completion, XIIC_XFER_TIMEOUT);
@@ -762,8 +762,6 @@ static int xiic_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_msg *msgs, int num)
 		err = (i2c->state == STATE_DONE) ? num : -EIO;
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&i2c->lock);
-
-out:
 	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(i2c->dev);
 	pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(i2c->dev);
 	return err;