diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/topology.c b/sound/soc/sof/topology.c
index 234dcc3402ad5a..0059e0d921a329 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/topology.c
@@ -2486,11 +2486,9 @@ int snd_sof_load_topology(struct snd_soc_component *scomp, const char *file)
 	else
 		ret = snd_soc_tplg_component_load(scomp, &sof_tplg_ops, fw);
 
-	if (ret < 0) {
+	if (ret < 0)
 		dev_err(scomp->dev, "error: tplg component load failed %d\n",
 			ret);
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-	}
 
 	release_firmware(fw);