diff --git a/drivers/extcon/extcon-intel-cht-wc.c b/drivers/extcon/extcon-intel-cht-wc.c
index 3fc5dd06849a..a828ca89ca7f 100644
--- a/drivers/extcon/extcon-intel-cht-wc.c
+++ b/drivers/extcon/extcon-intel-cht-wc.c
@@ -153,14 +153,15 @@ static int cht_wc_extcon_get_charger(struct cht_wc_extcon_data *ext,
 	} while (time_before(jiffies, timeout));
 
 	if (status != CHT_WC_USBSRC_STS_SUCCESS) {
-		if (ignore_errors)
-			return EXTCON_CHG_USB_SDP; /* Save fallback */
+		if (!ignore_errors) {
+			if (status == CHT_WC_USBSRC_STS_FAIL)
+				dev_warn(ext->dev, "Could not detect charger type\n");
+			else
+				dev_warn(ext->dev, "Timeout detecting charger type\n");
+		}
 
-		if (status == CHT_WC_USBSRC_STS_FAIL)
-			dev_warn(ext->dev, "Could not detect charger type\n");
-		else
-			dev_warn(ext->dev, "Timeout detecting charger type\n");
-		return EXTCON_CHG_USB_SDP; /* Save fallback */
+		/* Safe fallback */
+		usbsrc = CHT_WC_USBSRC_TYPE_SDP << CHT_WC_USBSRC_TYPE_SHIFT;
 	}
 
 	usbsrc = (usbsrc & CHT_WC_USBSRC_TYPE_MASK) >> CHT_WC_USBSRC_TYPE_SHIFT;