diff --git a/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw-pcm.c b/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw-pcm.c
index 7c6d1c277d4d..78d906af9c00 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw-pcm.c
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ static int pcm_playback_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 		mutex_unlock(&oxfw->mutex);
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int pcm_capture_hw_free(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)