diff --git a/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0001.c b/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0001.c
index 152accf4bf85..4d04551cffd7 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0001.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0001.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static int cfi_intelext_partition_fixup(struct mtd_info *, struct cfi_private **
 
 static int cfi_intelext_point (struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len,
 		     size_t *retlen, void **virt, resource_size_t *phys);
-static void cfi_intelext_unpoint(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len);
+static int cfi_intelext_unpoint(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len);
 
 static int chip_ready (struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip, unsigned long adr, int mode);
 static int get_chip(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip, unsigned long adr, int mode);
@@ -1369,12 +1369,12 @@ static int cfi_intelext_point(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void cfi_intelext_unpoint(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len)
+static int cfi_intelext_unpoint(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len)
 {
 	struct map_info *map = mtd->priv;
 	struct cfi_private *cfi = map->fldrv_priv;
 	unsigned long ofs;
-	int chipnum;
+	int chipnum, err = 0;
 
 	/* Now unlock the chip(s) POINT state */
 
@@ -1382,7 +1382,7 @@ static void cfi_intelext_unpoint(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len)
 	chipnum = (from >> cfi->chipshift);
 	ofs = from - (chipnum <<  cfi->chipshift);
 
-	while (len) {
+	while (len && !err) {
 		unsigned long thislen;
 		struct flchip *chip;
 
@@ -1400,8 +1400,10 @@ static void cfi_intelext_unpoint(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len)
 			chip->ref_point_counter--;
 			if(chip->ref_point_counter == 0)
 				chip->state = FL_READY;
-		} else
-			printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Warning: unpoint called on non pointed region\n", map->name); /* Should this give an error? */
+		} else {
+			printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Error: unpoint called on non pointed region\n", map->name);
+			err = -EINVAL;
+		}
 
 		put_chip(map, chip, chip->start);
 		mutex_unlock(&chip->mutex);
@@ -1410,6 +1412,8 @@ static void cfi_intelext_unpoint(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len)
 		ofs = 0;
 		chipnum++;
 	}
+
+	return err;
 }
 
 static inline int do_read_onechip(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip, loff_t adr, size_t len, u_char *buf)
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/mtdram.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/mtdram.c
index 91030cfb03b3..e1f017bf0777 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/mtdram.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/mtdram.c
@@ -60,8 +60,9 @@ static int ram_point(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void ram_unpoint(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len)
+static int ram_unpoint(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len)
 {
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/phram.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/phram.c
index eff2b69864f5..38035551a7d2 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/phram.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/phram.c
@@ -70,8 +70,9 @@ static int phram_point(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void phram_unpoint(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len)
+static int phram_unpoint(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len)
 {
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int phram_read(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len,
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/pmc551.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/pmc551.c
index 67d22e1cbc0e..933127ecebe5 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/pmc551.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/pmc551.c
@@ -206,11 +206,12 @@ static int pmc551_point(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void pmc551_unpoint(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len)
+static int pmc551_unpoint(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_MTD_PMC551_DEBUG
 	printk(KERN_DEBUG "pmc551_unpoint()\n");
 #endif
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int pmc551_read(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len,
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/slram.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/slram.c
index cbeb19522bbc..9431ffc761c2 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/slram.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/slram.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static slram_mtd_list_t *slram_mtdlist = NULL;
 static int slram_erase(struct mtd_info *, struct erase_info *);
 static int slram_point(struct mtd_info *, loff_t, size_t, size_t *, void **,
 		resource_size_t *);
-static void slram_unpoint(struct mtd_info *, loff_t, size_t);
+static int slram_unpoint(struct mtd_info *, loff_t, size_t);
 static int slram_read(struct mtd_info *, loff_t, size_t, size_t *, u_char *);
 static int slram_write(struct mtd_info *, loff_t, size_t, size_t *, const u_char *);
 
@@ -119,8 +119,9 @@ static int slram_point(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len,
 	return(0);
 }
 
-static void slram_unpoint(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len)
+static int slram_unpoint(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len)
 {
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int slram_read(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len,
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/lpddr/lpddr_cmds.c b/drivers/mtd/lpddr/lpddr_cmds.c
index fd19d3b1ee90..de960b1d395a 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/lpddr/lpddr_cmds.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/lpddr/lpddr_cmds.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static int lpddr_lock(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs, uint64_t len);
 static int lpddr_unlock(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs, uint64_t len);
 static int lpddr_point(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t adr, size_t len,
 			size_t *retlen, void **mtdbuf, resource_size_t *phys);
-static void lpddr_unpoint(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t adr, size_t len);
+static int lpddr_unpoint(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t adr, size_t len);
 static int get_chip(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip, int mode);
 static int chip_ready(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip, int mode);
 static void put_chip(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip);
@@ -575,11 +575,11 @@ static int lpddr_point(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t adr, size_t len,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void lpddr_unpoint (struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t adr, size_t len)
+static int lpddr_unpoint (struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t adr, size_t len)
 {
 	struct map_info *map = mtd->priv;
 	struct lpddr_private *lpddr = map->fldrv_priv;
-	int chipnum = adr >> lpddr->chipshift;
+	int chipnum = adr >> lpddr->chipshift, err = 0;
 	unsigned long ofs;
 
 	/* ofs: offset within the first chip that the first read should start */
@@ -603,9 +603,11 @@ static void lpddr_unpoint (struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t adr, size_t len)
 			chip->ref_point_counter--;
 			if (chip->ref_point_counter == 0)
 				chip->state = FL_READY;
-		} else
+		} else {
 			printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: Warning: unpoint called on non"
 					"pointed region\n", map->name);
+			err = -EINVAL;
+		}
 
 		put_chip(map, chip);
 		mutex_unlock(&chip->mutex);
@@ -614,6 +616,8 @@ static void lpddr_unpoint (struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t adr, size_t len)
 		ofs = 0;
 		chipnum++;
 	}
+
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int lpddr_write_buffers(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t to, size_t len,
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdpart.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdpart.c
index 4f01079e357f..da8a0b28316c 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdpart.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdpart.c
@@ -92,11 +92,11 @@ static int part_point(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len,
 			 virt, phys);
 }
 
-static void part_unpoint(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len)
+static int part_unpoint(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len)
 {
 	struct mtd_part *part = PART(mtd);
 
-	mtd_unpoint(part->master, from + part->offset, len);
+	return mtd_unpoint(part->master, from + part->offset, len);
 }
 
 static unsigned long part_get_unmapped_area(struct mtd_info *mtd,
diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h b/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
index e2e545616b2a..8c243117c087 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ struct mtd_info {
 	int (*_erase) (struct mtd_info *mtd, struct erase_info *instr);
 	int (*_point) (struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len,
 		       size_t *retlen, void **virt, resource_size_t *phys);
-	void (*_unpoint) (struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len);
+	int (*_unpoint) (struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len);
 	unsigned long (*_get_unmapped_area) (struct mtd_info *mtd,
 					     unsigned long len,
 					     unsigned long offset,
@@ -265,8 +265,10 @@ static inline int mtd_point(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len,
 }
 
 /* We probably shouldn't allow XIP if the unpoint isn't a NULL */
-static inline void mtd_unpoint(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len)
+static inline int mtd_unpoint(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len)
 {
+	if (!mtd->_point)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	return mtd->_unpoint(mtd, from, len);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/pmc551.h b/include/linux/mtd/pmc551.h
index 27ad40aed19f..da8b98d1b330 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/pmc551.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/pmc551.h
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ struct mypriv {
  * Function Prototypes
  */
 static int pmc551_erase(struct mtd_info *, struct erase_info *);
-static void pmc551_unpoint(struct mtd_info *, loff_t, size_t);
 static int pmc551_point(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len,
 		size_t *retlen, void **virt, resource_size_t *phys);
 static int pmc551_read(struct mtd_info *, loff_t, size_t, size_t *, u_char *);