diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm4x.c b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm4x.c
index b7379e9cfb30..064e0bfaefd0 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm4x.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm4x.c
@@ -78,10 +78,14 @@ static int etm4_trace_id(struct coresight_device *csdev)
 	return drvdata->trcid;
 }
 
-static void etm4_enable_hw(void *info)
+struct etm4_enable_arg {
+	struct etmv4_drvdata *drvdata;
+	int rc;
+};
+
+static int etm4_enable_hw(struct etmv4_drvdata *drvdata)
 {
 	int i;
-	struct etmv4_drvdata *drvdata = info;
 	struct etmv4_config *config = &drvdata->config;
 
 	CS_UNLOCK(drvdata->base);
@@ -178,6 +182,16 @@ static void etm4_enable_hw(void *info)
 	CS_LOCK(drvdata->base);
 
 	dev_dbg(drvdata->dev, "cpu: %d enable smp call done\n", drvdata->cpu);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void etm4_enable_hw_smp_call(void *info)
+{
+	struct etm4_enable_arg *arg = info;
+
+	if (WARN_ON(!arg))
+		return;
+	arg->rc = etm4_enable_hw(arg->drvdata);
 }
 
 static int etm4_parse_event_config(struct etmv4_drvdata *drvdata,
@@ -243,7 +257,7 @@ static int etm4_enable_perf(struct coresight_device *csdev,
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 	/* And enable it */
-	etm4_enable_hw(drvdata);
+	ret = etm4_enable_hw(drvdata);
 
 out:
 	return ret;
@@ -252,6 +266,7 @@ out:
 static int etm4_enable_sysfs(struct coresight_device *csdev)
 {
 	struct etmv4_drvdata *drvdata = dev_get_drvdata(csdev->dev.parent);
+	struct etm4_enable_arg arg = { 0 };
 	int ret;
 
 	spin_lock(&drvdata->spinlock);
@@ -260,19 +275,17 @@ static int etm4_enable_sysfs(struct coresight_device *csdev)
 	 * Executing etm4_enable_hw on the cpu whose ETM is being enabled
 	 * ensures that register writes occur when cpu is powered.
 	 */
+	arg.drvdata = drvdata;
 	ret = smp_call_function_single(drvdata->cpu,
-				       etm4_enable_hw, drvdata, 1);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err;
-
-	drvdata->sticky_enable = true;
+				       etm4_enable_hw_smp_call, &arg, 1);
+	if (!ret)
+		ret = arg.rc;
+	if (!ret)
+		drvdata->sticky_enable = true;
 	spin_unlock(&drvdata->spinlock);
 
-	dev_dbg(drvdata->dev, "ETM tracing enabled\n");
-	return 0;
-
-err:
-	spin_unlock(&drvdata->spinlock);
+	if (!ret)
+		dev_dbg(drvdata->dev, "ETM tracing enabled\n");
 	return ret;
 }