diff --git a/board/compulab/cm_t3517/cm_t3517.c b/board/compulab/cm_t3517/cm_t3517.c
index 09cb27def04..668bb7631ae 100644
--- a/board/compulab/cm_t3517/cm_t3517.c
+++ b/board/compulab/cm_t3517/cm_t3517.c
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ static void cm_t3517_musb_init(void)
 			CONF2_REFFREQ_13MHZ | CONF2_SESENDEN |
 			CONF2_VBDTCTEN | CONF2_DATPOL);
 
-	if (musb_register(&cm_t3517_musb_pdata, &cm_t3517_musb_board_data,
-			  (void *)AM35XX_IPSS_USBOTGSS_BASE))
+	if (!musb_register(&cm_t3517_musb_pdata, &cm_t3517_musb_board_data,
+			   (void *)AM35XX_IPSS_USBOTGSS_BASE))
 		printf("Failed initializing AM35x MUSB!\n");
 }
 #else
diff --git a/drivers/usb/musb-new/musb_uboot.c b/drivers/usb/musb-new/musb_uboot.c
index 2b04fbd046e..2bf918eab46 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/musb-new/musb_uboot.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/musb-new/musb_uboot.c
@@ -419,8 +419,8 @@ int usb_gadget_unregister_driver(struct usb_gadget_driver *driver)
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_USB_MUSB_GADGET */
 
-int musb_register(struct musb_hdrc_platform_data *plat, void *bdata,
-			void *ctl_regs)
+struct musb *musb_register(struct musb_hdrc_platform_data *plat, void *bdata,
+			   void *ctl_regs)
 {
 	struct musb **musbp;
 
@@ -436,14 +436,14 @@ int musb_register(struct musb_hdrc_platform_data *plat, void *bdata,
 		break;
 #endif
 	default:
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	}
 
 	*musbp = musb_init_controller(plat, (struct device *)bdata, ctl_regs);
-	if (!*musbp) {
+	if (IS_ERR(*musbp)) {
 		printf("Failed to init the controller\n");
-		return -EIO;
+		return ERR_CAST(*musbp);
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return *musbp;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/usb/musb-new/pic32.c b/drivers/usb/musb-new/pic32.c
index f04719d7af5..3a19900e21c 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/musb-new/pic32.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/musb-new/pic32.c
@@ -251,9 +251,11 @@ static int musb_usb_probe(struct udevice *dev)
 	ret = musb_lowlevel_init(mdata);
 #else
 	pic32_musb_plat.mode = MUSB_PERIPHERAL;
-	ret = musb_register(&pic32_musb_plat, &pdata->dev, mregs);
+	mdata->host = musb_register(&pic32_musb_plat, &pdata->dev, mregs);
+	if (!mdata->host)
+		return -EIO;
 #endif
-	if (ret == 0)
+	if ((ret == 0) && mdata->host)
 		printf("PIC32 MUSB OTG\n");
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/musb-new/sunxi.c b/drivers/usb/musb-new/sunxi.c
index 08de9c69c71..b846afb094d 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/musb-new/sunxi.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/musb-new/sunxi.c
@@ -444,9 +444,11 @@ static int musb_usb_probe(struct udevice *dev)
 		printf("Allwinner mUSB OTG (Host)\n");
 #else
 	pdata.mode = MUSB_PERIPHERAL;
-	ret = musb_register(&pdata, &glue->dev, base);
-	if (!ret)
-		printf("Allwinner mUSB OTG (Peripheral)\n");
+	host->host = musb_register(&pdata, &glue->dev, base);
+	if (!host->host)
+		return -EIO;
+
+	printf("Allwinner mUSB OTG (Peripheral)\n");
 #endif
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/include/linux/usb/musb.h b/include/linux/usb/musb.h
index 9104414cf0d..a31ce67a81f 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb/musb.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb/musb.h
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ extern int tusb6010_platform_retime(unsigned is_refclk);
 /*
  * U-Boot specfic stuff
  */
-int musb_register(struct musb_hdrc_platform_data *plat, void *bdata,
-			void *ctl_regs);
+struct musb *musb_register(struct musb_hdrc_platform_data *plat, void *bdata,
+			   void *ctl_regs);
 
 #endif /* __LINUX_USB_MUSB_H */