diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/msm/sde/rotator/sde_rotator_debug.c b/drivers/media/platform/msm/sde/rotator/sde_rotator_debug.c
index a2381557070d..6640e414a798 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/msm/sde/rotator/sde_rotator_debug.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/msm/sde/rotator/sde_rotator_debug.c
@@ -1150,8 +1150,10 @@ static ssize_t sde_rotator_debug_base_reg_read(struct file *file,
 			goto debug_read_error;
 		}
 
-		if (dbg->off % sizeof(u32))
-			return -EFAULT;
+		if (dbg->off % sizeof(u32)) {
+			rc = -EFAULT;
+			goto debug_read_error;
+		}
 
 		ptr = dbg->base + dbg->off;
 		tot = 0;