diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c
index 1122f37fe744e695712c81c73bd7def368883d7f..346167afe9e1171f8e1bdeadb253896dd6e984ab 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c
@@ -1581,7 +1581,7 @@ static int omap8250_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	err = pm_runtime_resume_and_get(&pdev->dev);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to resume hardware\n");
 
 	up = serial8250_get_port(priv->line);
 	omap_8250_shutdown(&up->port);