diff --git a/drivers/hv/channel.c b/drivers/hv/channel.c
index b4eebe34ca91..19bad59073e6 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/channel.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/channel.c
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ static void reset_channel_cb(void *arg)
 	channel->onchannel_callback = NULL;
 }
 
-static void vmbus_close_internal(struct vmbus_channel *channel)
+static int vmbus_close_internal(struct vmbus_channel *channel)
 {
 	struct vmbus_channel_close_channel *msg;
 	int ret;
@@ -501,11 +501,28 @@ static void vmbus_close_internal(struct vmbus_channel *channel)
 
 	ret = vmbus_post_msg(msg, sizeof(struct vmbus_channel_close_channel));
 
-	BUG_ON(ret != 0);
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_err("Close failed: close post msg return is %d\n", ret);
+		/*
+		 * If we failed to post the close msg,
+		 * it is perhaps better to leak memory.
+		 */
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	/* Tear down the gpadl for the channel's ring buffer */
-	if (channel->ringbuffer_gpadlhandle)
-		vmbus_teardown_gpadl(channel,
-					  channel->ringbuffer_gpadlhandle);
+	if (channel->ringbuffer_gpadlhandle) {
+		ret = vmbus_teardown_gpadl(channel,
+					   channel->ringbuffer_gpadlhandle);
+		if (ret) {
+			pr_err("Close failed: teardown gpadl return %d\n", ret);
+			/*
+			 * If we failed to teardown gpadl,
+			 * it is perhaps better to leak memory.
+			 */
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
 
 	/* Cleanup the ring buffers for this channel */
 	hv_ringbuffer_cleanup(&channel->outbound);
@@ -514,7 +531,7 @@ static void vmbus_close_internal(struct vmbus_channel *channel)
 	free_pages((unsigned long)channel->ringbuffer_pages,
 		get_order(channel->ringbuffer_pagecount * PAGE_SIZE));
 
-
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /*