int do_pca953x(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
 {
        static uint8_t chip = CONFIG_SYS_I2C_PCA953X_ADDR;
-       int val;
+       int ret = CMD_RET_USAGE, val;
        ulong ul_arg2 = 0;
        ulong ul_arg3 = 0;
        cmd_tbl_t *c;
        if (!c || !((argc == (c->maxargs)) ||
                (((int)c->cmd == PCA953X_CMD_DEVICE) &&
                 (argc == (c->maxargs - 1))))) {
-               return cmd_usage(cmdtp);
+               return CMD_RET_USAGE;
        }
 
        /* arg2 used as chip number or pin number */
        switch ((int)c->cmd) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_CMD_PCA953X_INFO
        case PCA953X_CMD_INFO:
-               return pca953x_info(chip);
+               ret = pca953x_info(chip);
+               if (ret)
+                       ret = CMD_RET_FAILURE;
+               break;
 #endif
+
        case PCA953X_CMD_DEVICE:
                if (argc == 3)
                        chip = (uint8_t)ul_arg2;
                printf("Current device address: 0x%x\n", chip);
-               return 0;
+               ret = CMD_RET_SUCCESS;
+               break;
+
        case PCA953X_CMD_INPUT:
-               pca953x_set_dir(chip, (1 << ul_arg2),
+               ret = pca953x_set_dir(chip, (1 << ul_arg2),
                                PCA953X_DIR_IN << ul_arg2);
                val = (pca953x_get_val(chip) & (1 << ul_arg2)) != 0;
 
-               printf("chip 0x%02x, pin 0x%lx = %d\n", chip, ul_arg2, val);
-               return val;
+               if (ret)
+                       ret = CMD_RET_FAILURE;
+               else
+                       printf("chip 0x%02x, pin 0x%lx = %d\n", chip, ul_arg2,
+                                                                       val);
+               break;
+
        case PCA953X_CMD_OUTPUT:
-               pca953x_set_dir(chip, (1 << ul_arg2),
+               ret = pca953x_set_dir(chip, (1 << ul_arg2),
                                (PCA953X_DIR_OUT << ul_arg2));
-               return pca953x_set_val(chip, (1 << ul_arg2),
-                                       (ul_arg3 << ul_arg2));
+               if (!ret)
+                       ret = pca953x_set_val(chip, (1 << ul_arg2),
+                                               (ul_arg3 << ul_arg2));
+               if (ret)
+                       ret = CMD_RET_FAILURE;
+               break;
+
        case PCA953X_CMD_INVERT:
-               return pca953x_set_pol(chip, (1 << ul_arg2),
+               ret = pca953x_set_pol(chip, (1 << ul_arg2),
                                        (ul_arg3 << ul_arg2));
-       default:
-               /* We should never get here */
-               return 1;
+               if (ret)
+                       ret = CMD_RET_FAILURE;
+               break;
        }
+
+       if (ret == CMD_RET_FAILURE)
+               eprintf("Error talking to chip at 0x%x\n", chip);
+
+       return ret;
 }
 
 U_BOOT_CMD(