diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-compress.c b/sound/soc/soc-compress.c
index 875733c..d2df46c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-compress.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-compress.c
@@ -530,14 +530,15 @@
 {
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = cstream->private_data;
 	struct snd_soc_platform *platform = rtd->platform;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	mutex_lock_nested(&rtd->pcm_mutex, rtd->pcm_subclass);
 
 	if (platform->driver->compr_ops && platform->driver->compr_ops->pointer)
-		 platform->driver->compr_ops->pointer(cstream, tstamp);
+		ret = platform->driver->compr_ops->pointer(cstream, tstamp);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&rtd->pcm_mutex);
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int soc_compr_copy(struct snd_compr_stream *cstream,