diff --git a/sound/soc/rockchip/rk3399_gru_sound.c b/sound/soc/rockchip/rk3399_gru_sound.c
index 04e7bed8275d..0ec80a4b8c59 100644
--- a/sound/soc/rockchip/rk3399_gru_sound.c
+++ b/sound/soc/rockchip/rk3399_gru_sound.c
@@ -258,10 +258,15 @@ static int rockchip_sound_dmic_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 static int rockchip_sound_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 {
 	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
+	int ret;
 
 	runtime->hw.formats = SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16_LE;
-	return snd_pcm_hw_constraint_minmax(runtime, SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_RATE,
-			8000, 96000);
+	ret = snd_pcm_hw_constraint_minmax(runtime, SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_RATE,
+					   8000, 96000);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct snd_soc_ops rockchip_sound_max98357a_ops = {