diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_r5_remoteproc.c b/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_r5_remoteproc.c
index 50e486bcfa10..39a47540c590 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_r5_remoteproc.c
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_r5_remoteproc.c
@@ -1144,6 +1144,7 @@ static int k3_r5_rproc_configure_mode(struct k3_r5_rproc *kproc)
 	u32 atcm_enable, btcm_enable, loczrama;
 	struct k3_r5_core *core0;
 	enum cluster_mode mode = cluster->mode;
+	int reset_ctrl_status;
 	int ret;
 
 	core0 = list_first_entry(&cluster->cores, struct k3_r5_core, elem);
@@ -1160,11 +1161,11 @@ static int k3_r5_rproc_configure_mode(struct k3_r5_rproc *kproc)
 			 r_state, c_state);
 	}
 
-	ret = reset_control_status(core->reset);
-	if (ret < 0) {
+	reset_ctrl_status = reset_control_status(core->reset);
+	if (reset_ctrl_status < 0) {
 		dev_err(cdev, "failed to get initial local reset status, ret = %d\n",
-			ret);
-		return ret;
+			reset_ctrl_status);
+		return reset_ctrl_status;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -1199,7 +1200,7 @@ static int k3_r5_rproc_configure_mode(struct k3_r5_rproc *kproc)
 	 * irrelevant if module reset is asserted (POR value has local reset
 	 * deasserted), and is deemed as remoteproc mode
 	 */
-	if (c_state && !ret && !halted) {
+	if (c_state && !reset_ctrl_status && !halted) {
 		dev_info(cdev, "configured R5F for IPC-only mode\n");
 		kproc->rproc->state = RPROC_DETACHED;
 		ret = 1;
@@ -1217,7 +1218,7 @@ static int k3_r5_rproc_configure_mode(struct k3_r5_rproc *kproc)
 		ret = 0;
 	} else {
 		dev_err(cdev, "mismatched mode: local_reset = %s, module_reset = %s, core_state = %s\n",
-			!ret ? "deasserted" : "asserted",
+			!reset_ctrl_status ? "deasserted" : "asserted",
 			c_state ? "deasserted" : "asserted",
 			halted ? "halted" : "unhalted");
 		ret = -EINVAL;