diff --git a/sound/pci/ca0106/ca0106_main.c b/sound/pci/ca0106/ca0106_main.c
index 478412e0aa3c..7aedaeb7a196 100644
--- a/sound/pci/ca0106/ca0106_main.c
+++ b/sound/pci/ca0106/ca0106_main.c
@@ -537,7 +537,8 @@ static int snd_ca0106_pcm_power_dac(struct snd_ca0106 *chip, int channel_id,
 		else
 			/* Power down */
 			chip->spi_dac_reg[reg] |= bit;
-		return snd_ca0106_spi_write(chip, chip->spi_dac_reg[reg]);
+		if (snd_ca0106_spi_write(chip, chip->spi_dac_reg[reg]) != 0)
+			return -ENXIO;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }