diff --git a/components/sdmmc/sdmmc_sd.c b/components/sdmmc/sdmmc_sd.c
index 4cac98d84a8..c11287b200c 100644
--- a/components/sdmmc/sdmmc_sd.c
+++ b/components/sdmmc/sdmmc_sd.c
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ esp_err_t sdmmc_enter_higher_speed_mode(sdmmc_card_t* card)
         err = (*card->host.set_bus_ddr_mode)(card->host.slot, true);
         if (err != ESP_OK) {
             ESP_LOGE(TAG, "%s: failed to switch bus to DDR mode (0x%x)", __func__, err);
-            return err;
+            goto out;
         }
     } else if (card->host.max_freq_khz == SDMMC_FREQ_SDR104) {
         //UHS-I SDR104