diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-sensor.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-sensor.c
index e9c5d8f33d4c..655250499d18 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-sensor.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-sensor.c
@@ -46,21 +46,29 @@ int opal_get_sensor_data(u32 sensor_hndl, u32 *sensor_data)
 
 	mutex_lock(&opal_sensor_mutex);
 	ret = opal_sensor_read(sensor_hndl, token, &data);
-	if (ret != OPAL_ASYNC_COMPLETION) {
+	switch (ret) {
+	case OPAL_ASYNC_COMPLETION:
+		ret = opal_async_wait_response(token, &msg);
+		if (ret) {
+			pr_err("%s: Failed to wait for the async response, %d\n",
+			       __func__, ret);
+			goto out_token;
+		}
+
+		ret = opal_error_code(be64_to_cpu(msg.params[1]));
+		*sensor_data = be32_to_cpu(data);
+		break;
+
+	case OPAL_SUCCESS:
+		ret = 0;
+		*sensor_data = be32_to_cpu(data);
+		break;
+
+	default:
 		ret = opal_error_code(ret);
-		goto out_token;
+		break;
 	}
 
-	ret = opal_async_wait_response(token, &msg);
-	if (ret) {
-		pr_err("%s: Failed to wait for the async response, %d\n",
-				__func__, ret);
-		goto out_token;
-	}
-
-	*sensor_data = be32_to_cpu(data);
-	ret = opal_error_code(be64_to_cpu(msg.params[1]));
-
 out_token:
 	mutex_unlock(&opal_sensor_mutex);
 	opal_async_release_token(token);