diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/pxe1610.c b/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/pxe1610.c
index 6a4a978eca7e..24c1f961c766 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/pxe1610.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/pxe1610.c
@@ -104,7 +104,10 @@ static int pxe1610_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	 * By default this device doesn't boot to page 0, so set page 0
 	 * to access all pmbus registers.
 	 */
-	i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(client, PMBUS_PAGE, 0);
+	ret = i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(client, PMBUS_PAGE, 0);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return dev_err_probe(&client->dev, ret,
+				     "Failed to set page 0\n");
 
 	/* Read Manufacturer id */
 	ret = i2c_smbus_read_block_data(client, PMBUS_MFR_ID, buf);