diff --git a/drivers/hid/wacom_sys.c b/drivers/hid/wacom_sys.c
index 7192970d199a..76e5353aca0c 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/wacom_sys.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/wacom_sys.c
@@ -2414,8 +2414,13 @@ static int wacom_parse_and_register(struct wacom *wacom, bool wireless)
 		goto fail_quirks;
 	}
 
-	if (features->device_type & WACOM_DEVICETYPE_WL_MONITOR)
+	if (features->device_type & WACOM_DEVICETYPE_WL_MONITOR) {
 		error = hid_hw_open(hdev);
+		if (error) {
+			hid_err(hdev, "hw open failed\n");
+			goto fail_quirks;
+		}
+	}
 
 	wacom_set_shared_values(wacom_wac);
 	devres_close_group(&hdev->dev, wacom);