diff --git a/drivers/misc/habanalabs/common/device.c b/drivers/misc/habanalabs/common/device.c
index 334009e838236..b11e9830422ed 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/habanalabs/common/device.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/habanalabs/common/device.c
@@ -1370,8 +1370,9 @@ int hl_device_init(struct hl_device *hdev, struct class *hclass)
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * From this point, in case of an error, add char devices and create
-	 * sysfs nodes as part of the error flow, to allow debugging.
+	 * From this point, override rc (=0) in case of an error to allow
+	 * debugging (by adding char devices and create sysfs nodes as part of
+	 * the error flow).
 	 */
 	add_cdev_sysfs_on_err = true;
 
diff --git a/drivers/misc/habanalabs/common/firmware_if.c b/drivers/misc/habanalabs/common/firmware_if.c
index 09706c571e950..7a96c9753dbfb 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/habanalabs/common/firmware_if.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/habanalabs/common/firmware_if.c
@@ -803,11 +803,14 @@ int hl_fw_init_cpu(struct hl_device *hdev, u32 cpu_boot_status_reg,
 
 	if (!(hdev->fw_loading & FW_TYPE_LINUX)) {
 		dev_info(hdev->dev, "Skip loading Linux F/W\n");
+		rc = 0;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (status == CPU_BOOT_STATUS_SRAM_AVAIL)
+	if (status == CPU_BOOT_STATUS_SRAM_AVAIL) {
+		rc = 0;
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	dev_info(hdev->dev,
 		"Loading firmware to device, may take some time...\n");