diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etb10.c b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etb10.c
index 13c0a601d3be..23b049cef19a 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etb10.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etb10.c
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ static void etb_disable_hw(struct etb_drvdata *drvdata)
 	coresight_disclaim_device(drvdata->base);
 }
 
-static void etb_disable(struct coresight_device *csdev)
+static int etb_disable(struct coresight_device *csdev)
 {
 	struct etb_drvdata *drvdata = dev_get_drvdata(csdev->dev.parent);
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ static void etb_disable(struct coresight_device *csdev)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&drvdata->spinlock, flags);
 
 	dev_dbg(drvdata->dev, "ETB disabled\n");
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void *etb_alloc_buffer(struct coresight_device *csdev, int cpu,
diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc-etf.c b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc-etf.c
index a5f053f2db2c..d4213e7c2c45 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc-etf.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc-etf.c
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ static int tmc_enable_etf_sink(struct coresight_device *csdev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void tmc_disable_etf_sink(struct coresight_device *csdev)
+static int tmc_disable_etf_sink(struct coresight_device *csdev)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct tmc_drvdata *drvdata = dev_get_drvdata(csdev->dev.parent);
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ static void tmc_disable_etf_sink(struct coresight_device *csdev)
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&drvdata->spinlock, flags);
 	if (drvdata->reading) {
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&drvdata->spinlock, flags);
-		return;
+		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
 	/* Disable the TMC only if it needs to */
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ static void tmc_disable_etf_sink(struct coresight_device *csdev)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&drvdata->spinlock, flags);
 
 	dev_dbg(drvdata->dev, "TMC-ETB/ETF disabled\n");
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int tmc_enable_etf_link(struct coresight_device *csdev,
diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc-etr.c b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc-etr.c
index cf7a32ce209d..c6a0f5897684 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc-etr.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc-etr.c
@@ -1393,7 +1393,7 @@ static int tmc_enable_etr_sink(struct coresight_device *csdev,
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-static void tmc_disable_etr_sink(struct coresight_device *csdev)
+static int tmc_disable_etr_sink(struct coresight_device *csdev)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct tmc_drvdata *drvdata = dev_get_drvdata(csdev->dev.parent);
@@ -1401,7 +1401,7 @@ static void tmc_disable_etr_sink(struct coresight_device *csdev)
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&drvdata->spinlock, flags);
 	if (drvdata->reading) {
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&drvdata->spinlock, flags);
-		return;
+		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
 	/* Disable the TMC only if it needs to */
@@ -1413,6 +1413,7 @@ static void tmc_disable_etr_sink(struct coresight_device *csdev)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&drvdata->spinlock, flags);
 
 	dev_dbg(drvdata->dev, "TMC-ETR disabled\n");
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct coresight_ops_sink tmc_etr_sink_ops = {
diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tpiu.c b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tpiu.c
index 93e2ef34e734..c1b77e3c3187 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tpiu.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tpiu.c
@@ -94,13 +94,14 @@ static void tpiu_disable_hw(struct tpiu_drvdata *drvdata)
 	CS_LOCK(drvdata->base);
 }
 
-static void tpiu_disable(struct coresight_device *csdev)
+static int tpiu_disable(struct coresight_device *csdev)
 {
 	struct tpiu_drvdata *drvdata = dev_get_drvdata(csdev->dev.parent);
 
 	tpiu_disable_hw(drvdata);
 
 	dev_dbg(drvdata->dev, "TPIU disabled\n");
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct coresight_ops_sink tpiu_sink_ops = {
diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight.c b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight.c
index 55204dd47479..66c25b0a785e 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight.c
@@ -239,9 +239,13 @@ static int coresight_enable_sink(struct coresight_device *csdev,
 
 static void coresight_disable_sink(struct coresight_device *csdev)
 {
+	int ret;
+
 	if (atomic_dec_return(csdev->refcnt) == 0) {
 		if (sink_ops(csdev)->disable) {
-			sink_ops(csdev)->disable(csdev);
+			ret = sink_ops(csdev)->disable(csdev);
+			if (ret)
+				return;
 			csdev->enable = false;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/include/linux/coresight.h b/include/linux/coresight.h
index 7b87965f7a65..189cc6ddc92b 100644
--- a/include/linux/coresight.h
+++ b/include/linux/coresight.h
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ struct coresight_device {
  */
 struct coresight_ops_sink {
 	int (*enable)(struct coresight_device *csdev, u32 mode, void *data);
-	void (*disable)(struct coresight_device *csdev);
+	int (*disable)(struct coresight_device *csdev);
 	void *(*alloc_buffer)(struct coresight_device *csdev, int cpu,
 			      void **pages, int nr_pages, bool overwrite);
 	void (*free_buffer)(void *config);
