diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-topology.c b/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
index 953517a73298..22c38df40d5a 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
@@ -2544,7 +2544,7 @@ static int soc_tplg_manifest_load(struct soc_tplg *tplg,
 {
 	struct snd_soc_tplg_manifest *manifest, *_manifest;
 	bool abi_match;
-	int err;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (tplg->pass != SOC_TPLG_PASS_MANIFEST)
 		return 0;
@@ -2557,19 +2557,19 @@ static int soc_tplg_manifest_load(struct soc_tplg *tplg,
 		_manifest = manifest;
 	} else {
 		abi_match = false;
-		err = manifest_new_ver(tplg, manifest, &_manifest);
-		if (err < 0)
-			return err;
+		ret = manifest_new_ver(tplg, manifest, &_manifest);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
 	}
 
 	/* pass control to component driver for optional further init */
 	if (tplg->comp && tplg->ops && tplg->ops->manifest)
-		return tplg->ops->manifest(tplg->comp, tplg->index, _manifest);
+		ret = tplg->ops->manifest(tplg->comp, tplg->index, _manifest);
 
 	if (!abi_match)	/* free the duplicated one */
 		kfree(_manifest);
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /* validate header magic, size and type */