diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/mcp9982.c b/drivers/hwmon/mcp9982.c
index 3918dc36c946..2cd41dcbd9af 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/mcp9982.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/mcp9982.c
@@ -624,6 +624,7 @@ static int mcp9982_write(struct device *dev, enum hwmon_sensor_types type, u32 a
 {
 	struct mcp9982_priv *priv = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	unsigned int idx;
+	int ret;
 	u8 addr;
 
 	switch (type) {
@@ -640,9 +641,13 @@ static int mcp9982_write(struct device *dev, enum hwmon_sensor_types type, u32 a
 
 			idx = find_closest_descending(val, mcp9982_update_interval,
 						      ARRAY_SIZE(mcp9982_update_interval));
+			ret = regmap_write(priv->regmap, MCP9982_CONV_ADDR, idx);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+
 			priv->interval_idx = idx;
 
-			return regmap_write(priv->regmap, MCP9982_CONV_ADDR, idx);
+			return 0;
 		default:
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}