diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv770_dpm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv770_dpm.c
index b9c770745a7a..d24c58c1e1c0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv770_dpm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv770_dpm.c
@@ -1418,7 +1418,7 @@ int rv770_resume_smc(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 int rv770_set_sw_state(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
 	if (rv770_send_msg_to_smc(rdev, PPSMC_MSG_SwitchToSwState) != PPSMC_Result_OK)
-		return -EINVAL;
+		DRM_ERROR("rv770_set_sw_state failed\n");
 	return 0;
 }