diff --git a/src/target/avr32_jtag.c b/src/target/avr32_jtag.c
index 6526810e2..c17fbe7f0 100644
--- a/src/target/avr32_jtag.c
+++ b/src/target/avr32_jtag.c
@@ -173,19 +173,15 @@ int avr32_jtag_nexus_read(struct avr32_jtag *jtag_info,
 {
 	avr32_jtag_set_instr(jtag_info, AVR32_INST_NEXUS_ACCESS);
 	avr32_jtag_nexus_set_address(jtag_info, addr, MODE_READ);
-	avr32_jtag_nexus_read_data(jtag_info, value);
-
-	return ERROR_OK;
-
+	return avr32_jtag_nexus_read_data(jtag_info, value);
 }
+
 int avr32_jtag_nexus_write(struct avr32_jtag *jtag_info,
 		uint32_t addr, uint32_t value)
 {
 	avr32_jtag_set_instr(jtag_info, AVR32_INST_NEXUS_ACCESS);
 	avr32_jtag_nexus_set_address(jtag_info, addr, MODE_WRITE);
-	avr32_jtag_nexus_write_data(jtag_info, value);
-
-	return ERROR_OK;
+	return avr32_jtag_nexus_write_data(jtag_info, value);
 }
 
 int avr32_jtag_mwa_set_address(struct avr32_jtag *jtag_info, int slave,