diff --git a/drivers/raw/cnxk_gpio/cnxk_gpio.c b/drivers/raw/cnxk_gpio/cnxk_gpio.c
index 4ff132861d..9577753851 100644
--- a/drivers/raw/cnxk_gpio/cnxk_gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/raw/cnxk_gpio/cnxk_gpio.c
@@ -178,24 +178,30 @@ out:
 static int
 cnxk_gpio_read_attr(char *attr, char *val)
 {
+	int ret, ret2;
 	FILE *fp;
-	int ret;
 
 	fp = fopen(attr, "r");
 	if (!fp)
 		return -errno;
 
 	ret = fscanf(fp, "%s", val);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return -errno;
-	if (ret != 1)
-		return -EIO;
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		ret = -errno;
+		goto out;
+	}
+	if (ret != 1) {
+		ret = -EIO;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
-	ret = fclose(fp);
-	if (ret)
-		return -errno;
+	ret = 0;
+out:
+	ret2 = fclose(fp);
+	if (!ret)
+		ret = ret2;
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int