diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan.c
index 0a713409ea98225f4cfd46071ac2005eea1e622e..95eaf8fdf4f23b17778abcd2a2d8c1ca291986ef 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan.c
@@ -1076,13 +1076,17 @@ void wilc_wlan_cleanup(struct net_device *dev)
 	acquire_bus(wilc, WILC_BUS_ACQUIRE_AND_WAKEUP);
 
 	ret = wilc->hif_func->hif_read_reg(wilc, WILC_GP_REG_0, &reg);
-	if (!ret)
+	if (!ret) {
 		release_bus(wilc, WILC_BUS_RELEASE_ALLOW_SLEEP);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	ret = wilc->hif_func->hif_write_reg(wilc, WILC_GP_REG_0,
 					(reg | ABORT_INT));
-	if (!ret)
+	if (!ret) {
 		release_bus(wilc, WILC_BUS_RELEASE_ALLOW_SLEEP);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	release_bus(wilc, WILC_BUS_RELEASE_ALLOW_SLEEP);
 	wilc->hif_func->hif_deinit(NULL);