diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btmtk.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btmtk.c
index dc702c0a6034..c0ed51567ed4 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btmtk.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btmtk.c
@@ -860,6 +860,7 @@ static u32 btmtk_usb_reset_done(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 
 int btmtk_usb_subsys_reset(struct hci_dev *hdev, u32 dev_id)
 {
+	int reset_err = 0;
 	u32 val;
 	int err;
 
@@ -958,8 +959,10 @@ int btmtk_usb_subsys_reset(struct hci_dev *hdev, u32 dev_id)
 
 	err = readx_poll_timeout(btmtk_usb_reset_done, hdev, val,
 				 val & MTK_BT_RST_DONE, 20000, 1000000);
-	if (err < 0)
+	if (err < 0) {
 		bt_dev_err(hdev, "Reset timeout");
+		reset_err = err;
+	}
 
 	if (dev_id == 0x7922) {
 		err = btmtk_usb_uhw_reg_write(hdev, MTK_UDMA_INT_STA_BT, 0x000000FF);
@@ -973,7 +976,7 @@ int btmtk_usb_subsys_reset(struct hci_dev *hdev, u32 dev_id)
 		return err ? err : -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	return err;
+	return reset_err;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(btmtk_usb_subsys_reset);