diff --git a/drivers/staging/ralink-gdma/ralink-gdma.c b/drivers/staging/ralink-gdma/ralink-gdma.c
index 655df317d0ee..3c26b665ee7c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ralink-gdma/ralink-gdma.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/ralink-gdma/ralink-gdma.c
@@ -833,7 +833,9 @@ static int gdma_dma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	device_reset(&pdev->dev);
+	ret = device_reset(&pdev->dev);
+	if (ret)
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to reset: %d\n", ret);
 
 	dd = &dma_dev->ddev;
 	dma_cap_set(DMA_MEMCPY, dd->cap_mask);