diff --git a/switchtec.c b/switchtec.c
index 66b4978..a5af82a 100644
--- a/switchtec.c
+++ b/switchtec.c
@@ -209,7 +209,8 @@ static void mrpc_complete_cmd(struct switchtec_dev *stdev)
 	stuser_set_state(stuser, MRPC_DONE);
 	stuser->return_code = 0;
 
-	if (stuser->status != SWITCHTEC_MRPC_STATUS_DONE)
+	if (stuser->status != SWITCHTEC_MRPC_STATUS_DONE &&
+	    stuser->status != SWITCHTEC_MRPC_STATUS_ERROR)
 		goto out;
 
 	if (stdev->dma_mrpc)
@@ -569,7 +570,8 @@ static ssize_t switchtec_dev_read(struct file *filp, char __user *data,
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&stdev->mrpc_mutex);
 
-	if (stuser->status == SWITCHTEC_MRPC_STATUS_DONE)
+	if (stuser->status == SWITCHTEC_MRPC_STATUS_DONE ||
+	    stuser->status == SWITCHTEC_MRPC_STATUS_ERROR)
 		return size;
 	else if (stuser->status == SWITCHTEC_MRPC_STATUS_INTERRUPTED)
 		return -ENXIO;