diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
index 74bf5f6595b9..28b3f5ac76dc 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
@@ -4288,7 +4288,8 @@ static int patch_alc662(struct hda_codec *codec)
 	if ((alc_get_coef0(codec) & (1 << 14)) &&
 	    codec->bus->pci->subsystem_vendor == 0x1025 &&
 	    spec->cdefine.platform_type == 1) {
-		if (alc_codec_rename(codec, "ALC272X") < 0)
+		err = alc_codec_rename(codec, "ALC272X");
+		if (err < 0)
 			goto error;
 	}