diff --git a/drivers/power/twl6035.c b/drivers/power/twl6035.c
index 624c09e85dc122fc8be04b00674d1ba985b4a6b9..d3de698cde776e342bdf7b4270ebe4e37abee42a 100644
--- a/drivers/power/twl6035.c
+++ b/drivers/power/twl6035.c
@@ -50,16 +50,25 @@ void twl6035_init_settings(void)
 	return;
 }
 
-void twl6035_mmc1_poweron_ldo(void)
+int twl6035_mmc1_poweron_ldo(void)
 {
 	u8 val = 0;
 
 	/* set LDO9 TWL6035 to 3V */
 	val = 0x2b; /* (3 -.9)*28 +1 */
-	palmas_write_u8(0x48, LDO9_VOLTAGE, val);
+
+	if (palmas_write_u8(0x48, LDO9_VOLTAGE, val)) {
+		printf("twl6035: could not set LDO9 voltage.\n");
+		return 1;
+	}
 
 	/* TURN ON LDO9 */
 	val = LDO_ON | LDO_MODE_SLEEP | LDO_MODE_ACTIVE;
-	palmas_write_u8(0x48, LDO9_CTRL, val);
-	return;
+
+	if (palmas_write_u8(0x48, LDO9_CTRL, val)) {
+		printf("twl6035: could not turn on LDO9.\n");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/twl6035.h b/include/twl6035.h
index e21ddbaf22fcbd6a5e220f7eb28353a60b4af5de..ce74348d443727159d81617d59d7a1b3f994e3e6 100644
--- a/include/twl6035.h
+++ b/include/twl6035.h
@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@
 int twl6035_i2c_write_u8(u8 chip_no, u8 val, u8 reg);
 int twl6035_i2c_read_u8(u8 chip_no, u8 *val, u8 reg);
 void twl6035_init_settings(void);
-void twl6035_mmc1_poweron_ldo(void);
+int twl6035_mmc1_poweron_ldo(void);