diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm2000.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm2000.c
index 7fefd766b582..8ae50274ea8f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm2000.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm2000.c
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ static int wm2000_power_up(struct i2c_client *i2c, int analogue)
 	unsigned long rate;
 	int ret;
 
-	BUG_ON(wm2000->anc_mode != ANC_OFF);
+	if (WARN_ON(wm2000->anc_mode != ANC_OFF))
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	dev_dbg(&i2c->dev, "Beginning power up\n");
 
@@ -277,7 +278,8 @@ static int wm2000_enter_bypass(struct i2c_client *i2c, int analogue)
 {
 	struct wm2000_priv *wm2000 = dev_get_drvdata(&i2c->dev);
 
-	BUG_ON(wm2000->anc_mode != ANC_ACTIVE);
+	if (WARN_ON(wm2000->anc_mode != ANC_ACTIVE))
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (analogue) {
 		wm2000_write(i2c, WM2000_REG_SYS_MODE_CNTRL,
@@ -315,7 +317,8 @@ static int wm2000_exit_bypass(struct i2c_client *i2c, int analogue)
 {
 	struct wm2000_priv *wm2000 = dev_get_drvdata(&i2c->dev);
 
-	BUG_ON(wm2000->anc_mode != ANC_BYPASS);
+	if (WARN_ON(wm2000->anc_mode != ANC_BYPASS))
+		return -EINVAL;
 	
 	wm2000_write(i2c, WM2000_REG_SYS_CTL1, 0);
 
@@ -349,7 +352,8 @@ static int wm2000_enter_standby(struct i2c_client *i2c, int analogue)
 {
 	struct wm2000_priv *wm2000 = dev_get_drvdata(&i2c->dev);
 
-	BUG_ON(wm2000->anc_mode != ANC_ACTIVE);
+	if (WARN_ON(wm2000->anc_mode != ANC_ACTIVE))
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (analogue) {
 		wm2000_write(i2c, WM2000_REG_ANA_VMID_PD_TIME, 248 / 4);
@@ -392,7 +396,8 @@ static int wm2000_exit_standby(struct i2c_client *i2c, int analogue)
 {
 	struct wm2000_priv *wm2000 = dev_get_drvdata(&i2c->dev);
 
-	BUG_ON(wm2000->anc_mode != ANC_STANDBY);
+	if (WARN_ON(wm2000->anc_mode != ANC_STANDBY))
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	wm2000_write(i2c, WM2000_REG_SYS_CTL1, 0);