diff --git a/sound/soc/generic/simple-card-utils.c b/sound/soc/generic/simple-card-utils.c
index 8811321717fb..c719354635a3 100644
--- a/sound/soc/generic/simple-card-utils.c
+++ b/sound/soc/generic/simple-card-utils.c
@@ -331,7 +331,8 @@ int asoc_simple_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 		if (fixed_sysclk % props->mclk_fs) {
 			dev_err(rtd->dev, "fixed sysclk %u not divisible by mclk_fs %u\n",
 				fixed_sysclk, props->mclk_fs);
-			return -EINVAL;
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			goto codec_err;
 		}
 		ret = snd_pcm_hw_constraint_minmax(substream->runtime, SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_RATE,
 			fixed_rate, fixed_rate);