diff --git a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorchipset.c b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorchipset.c
index 331f6b1929b8..0c454f66beed 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorchipset.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorchipset.c
@@ -548,19 +548,17 @@ out_respond:
 	return res;
 }
 
-static void
+static int
 controlvm_respond(struct controlvm_message_header *msg_hdr, int response)
 {
 	struct controlvm_message outmsg;
 
 	controlvm_init_response(&outmsg, msg_hdr, response);
 	if (outmsg.hdr.flags.test_message == 1)
-		return;
+		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (visorchannel_signalinsert(controlvm_channel,
-				      CONTROLVM_QUEUE_REQUEST, &outmsg)) {
-		return;
-	}
+	return visorchannel_signalinsert(controlvm_channel,
+					 CONTROLVM_QUEUE_REQUEST, &outmsg);
 }
 
 static void controlvm_respond_physdev_changestate(