diff --git a/drivers/base/power/main.c b/drivers/base/power/main.c
index 7ae6fe414c3..31b526661ec 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/main.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/main.c
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ static pm_message_t pm_transition;
  */
 static bool transition_started;
 
+static int async_error;
+
 /**
  * device_pm_init - Initialize the PM-related part of a device object.
  * @dev: Device object being initialized.
@@ -602,6 +604,7 @@ static void dpm_resume(pm_message_t state)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&list);
 	mutex_lock(&dpm_list_mtx);
 	pm_transition = state;
+	async_error = 0;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(dev, &dpm_list, power.entry) {
 		if (dev->power.status < DPM_OFF)
@@ -831,8 +834,6 @@ static int legacy_suspend(struct device *dev, pm_message_t state,
 	return error;
 }
 
-static int async_error;
-
 /**
  * device_suspend - Execute "suspend" callbacks for given device.
  * @dev: Device to handle.
@@ -887,6 +888,9 @@ static int __device_suspend(struct device *dev, pm_message_t state, bool async)
 	device_unlock(dev);
 	complete_all(&dev->power.completion);
 
+	if (error)
+		async_error = error;
+
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -896,10 +900,8 @@ static void async_suspend(void *data, async_cookie_t cookie)
 	int error;
 
 	error = __device_suspend(dev, pm_transition, true);
-	if (error) {
+	if (error)
 		pm_dev_err(dev, pm_transition, " async", error);
-		async_error = error;
-	}
 
 	put_device(dev);
 }
@@ -1087,8 +1089,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__suspend_report_result);
  * @dev: Device to wait for.
  * @subordinate: Device that needs to wait for @dev.
  */
-void device_pm_wait_for_dev(struct device *subordinate, struct device *dev)
+int device_pm_wait_for_dev(struct device *subordinate, struct device *dev)
 {
 	dpm_wait(dev, subordinate->power.async_suspend);
+	return async_error;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_pm_wait_for_dev);
diff --git a/include/linux/pm.h b/include/linux/pm.h
index a84118911ce..1abfe84f447 100644
--- a/include/linux/pm.h
+++ b/include/linux/pm.h
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ extern void __suspend_report_result(const char *function, void *fn, int ret);
 		__suspend_report_result(__func__, fn, ret);		\
 	} while (0)
 
-extern void device_pm_wait_for_dev(struct device *sub, struct device *dev);
+extern int device_pm_wait_for_dev(struct device *sub, struct device *dev);
 #else /* !CONFIG_PM_SLEEP */
 
 #define device_pm_lock() do {} while (0)
@@ -572,7 +572,10 @@ static inline int dpm_suspend_start(pm_message_t state)
 
 #define suspend_report_result(fn, ret)		do {} while (0)
 
-static inline void device_pm_wait_for_dev(struct device *a, struct device *b) {}
+static inline int device_pm_wait_for_dev(struct device *a, struct device *b)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
 #endif /* !CONFIG_PM_SLEEP */
 
 /* How to reorder dpm_list after device_move() */