diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc-etf.c b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc-etf.c
index b54a3db13fee..36af23d2c0f8 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc-etf.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc-etf.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 static int tmc_set_etf_buffer(struct coresight_device *csdev,
 			      struct perf_output_handle *handle);
 
-static void tmc_etb_enable_hw(struct tmc_drvdata *drvdata)
+static void __tmc_etb_enable_hw(struct tmc_drvdata *drvdata)
 {
 	CS_UNLOCK(drvdata->base);
 
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ static void tmc_etb_enable_hw(struct tmc_drvdata *drvdata)
 	CS_LOCK(drvdata->base);
 }
 
+static int tmc_etb_enable_hw(struct tmc_drvdata *drvdata)
+{
+	__tmc_etb_enable_hw(drvdata);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void tmc_etb_dump_hw(struct tmc_drvdata *drvdata)
 {
 	char *bufp;
@@ -73,7 +79,7 @@ static void tmc_etb_disable_hw(struct tmc_drvdata *drvdata)
 	CS_LOCK(drvdata->base);
 }
 
-static void tmc_etf_enable_hw(struct tmc_drvdata *drvdata)
+static void __tmc_etf_enable_hw(struct tmc_drvdata *drvdata)
 {
 	CS_UNLOCK(drvdata->base);
 
@@ -89,6 +95,12 @@ static void tmc_etf_enable_hw(struct tmc_drvdata *drvdata)
 	CS_LOCK(drvdata->base);
 }
 
+static int tmc_etf_enable_hw(struct tmc_drvdata *drvdata)
+{
+	__tmc_etf_enable_hw(drvdata);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void tmc_etf_disable_hw(struct tmc_drvdata *drvdata)
 {
 	CS_UNLOCK(drvdata->base);
@@ -171,8 +183,12 @@ static int tmc_enable_etf_sink_sysfs(struct coresight_device *csdev)
 		drvdata->buf = buf;
 	}
 
-	drvdata->mode = CS_MODE_SYSFS;
-	tmc_etb_enable_hw(drvdata);
+	ret = tmc_etb_enable_hw(drvdata);
+	if (!ret)
+		drvdata->mode = CS_MODE_SYSFS;
+	else
+		/* Free up the buffer if we failed to enable */
+		used = false;
 out:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&drvdata->spinlock, flags);
 
@@ -191,27 +207,25 @@ static int tmc_enable_etf_sink_perf(struct coresight_device *csdev, void *data)
 	struct perf_output_handle *handle = data;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&drvdata->spinlock, flags);
-	if (drvdata->reading) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * In Perf mode there can be only one writer per sink.  There
-	 * is also no need to continue if the ETB/ETR is already operated
-	 * from sysFS.
-	 */
-	if (drvdata->mode != CS_MODE_DISABLED) {
+	do {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto out;
-	}
+		if (drvdata->reading)
+			break;
+		/*
+		 * In Perf mode there can be only one writer per sink.  There
+		 * is also no need to continue if the ETB/ETF is already
+		 * operated from sysFS.
+		 */
+		if (drvdata->mode != CS_MODE_DISABLED)
+			break;
 
-	ret = tmc_set_etf_buffer(csdev, handle);
-	if (!ret) {
-		drvdata->mode = CS_MODE_PERF;
-		tmc_etb_enable_hw(drvdata);
-	}
-out:
+		ret = tmc_set_etf_buffer(csdev, handle);
+		if (ret)
+			break;
+		ret  = tmc_etb_enable_hw(drvdata);
+		if (!ret)
+			drvdata->mode = CS_MODE_PERF;
+	} while (0);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&drvdata->spinlock, flags);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -268,6 +282,7 @@ static void tmc_disable_etf_sink(struct coresight_device *csdev)
 static int tmc_enable_etf_link(struct coresight_device *csdev,
 			       int inport, int outport)
 {
+	int ret;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct tmc_drvdata *drvdata = dev_get_drvdata(csdev->dev.parent);
 
@@ -277,12 +292,14 @@ static int tmc_enable_etf_link(struct coresight_device *csdev,
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
-	tmc_etf_enable_hw(drvdata);
-	drvdata->mode = CS_MODE_SYSFS;
+	ret = tmc_etf_enable_hw(drvdata);
+	if (!ret)
+		drvdata->mode = CS_MODE_SYSFS;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&drvdata->spinlock, flags);
 
-	dev_dbg(drvdata->dev, "TMC-ETF enabled\n");
-	return 0;
+	if (!ret)
+		dev_dbg(drvdata->dev, "TMC-ETF enabled\n");
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void tmc_disable_etf_link(struct coresight_device *csdev,
@@ -576,7 +593,7 @@ int tmc_read_unprepare_etb(struct tmc_drvdata *drvdata)
 		 * can't be NULL.
 		 */
 		memset(drvdata->buf, 0, drvdata->size);
-		tmc_etb_enable_hw(drvdata);
+		__tmc_etb_enable_hw(drvdata);
 	} else {
 		/*
 		 * The ETB/ETF is not tracing and the buffer was just read.
