diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/bus.c b/drivers/usb/typec/bus.c
index 69442a813585..31c2a3130cad 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/typec/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/typec/bus.c
@@ -154,20 +154,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(typec_altmode_exit);
  *
  * Notifies the partner of @adev about Attention command.
  */
-int typec_altmode_attention(struct typec_altmode *adev, u32 vdo)
+void typec_altmode_attention(struct typec_altmode *adev, u32 vdo)
 {
-	struct altmode *partner = to_altmode(adev)->partner;
-	struct typec_altmode *pdev;
-
-	if (!partner)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	pdev = &partner->adev;
+	struct typec_altmode *pdev = &to_altmode(adev)->partner->adev;
 
 	if (pdev->ops && pdev->ops->attention)
 		pdev->ops->attention(pdev, vdo);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(typec_altmode_attention);
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c b/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c
index 7ba5236e06b0..27475f13343b 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c
@@ -1885,8 +1885,7 @@ static void tcpm_handle_vdm_request(struct tcpm_port *port,
 			}
 			break;
 		case ADEV_ATTENTION:
-			if (typec_altmode_attention(adev, p[1]))
-				tcpm_log(port, "typec_altmode_attention no port partner altmode");
+			typec_altmode_attention(adev, p[1]);
 			break;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/include/linux/usb/typec_altmode.h b/include/linux/usb/typec_altmode.h
index 10f70d44c4b7..43f8424e0aad 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb/typec_altmode.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb/typec_altmode.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ struct typec_altmode_ops {
 
 int typec_altmode_enter(struct typec_altmode *altmode, u32 *vdo);
 int typec_altmode_exit(struct typec_altmode *altmode);
-int typec_altmode_attention(struct typec_altmode *altmode, u32 vdo);
+void typec_altmode_attention(struct typec_altmode *altmode, u32 vdo);
 int typec_altmode_vdm(struct typec_altmode *altmode,
 		      const u32 header, const u32 *vdo, int count);
 int typec_altmode_notify(struct typec_altmode *altmode, unsigned long conf,