diff --git a/sound/firewire/tascam/tascam-stream.c b/sound/firewire/tascam/tascam-stream.c
index 53e094cc411f..dfe783d01d7d 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/tascam/tascam-stream.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/tascam/tascam-stream.c
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ int snd_tscm_stream_start_duplex(struct snd_tscm *tscm, unsigned int rate)
 		// packet is important for media clock recovery.
 		err = amdtp_domain_start(&tscm->domain, tx_init_skip_cycles, true, true);
 		if (err < 0)
-			return err;
+			goto error;
 
 		if (!amdtp_domain_wait_ready(&tscm->domain, READY_TIMEOUT_MS)) {
 			err = -ETIMEDOUT;