diff --git a/src/target/mips32_pracc.c b/src/target/mips32_pracc.c
index 0ee5715dd..54274abfa 100644
--- a/src/target/mips32_pracc.c
+++ b/src/target/mips32_pracc.c
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ static int mips32_pracc_read_mem16(struct mips_ejtag *ejtag_info, uint32_t addr,
 	uint32_t *param_out = malloc(count * sizeof(uint32_t));
 	int i;
 
-//	int retval;
+	int retval = ERROR_OK;
 	int blocksize;
 	int bytesread;
 	uint32_t param_in[2];
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ static int mips32_pracc_read_mem16(struct mips_ejtag *ejtag_info, uint32_t addr,
 		param_in[0] = addr;
 		param_in[1] = blocksize;
 
-		mips32_pracc_exec(ejtag_info, ARRAY_SIZE(code), code, \
+		retval = mips32_pracc_exec(ejtag_info, ARRAY_SIZE(code), code,
 			ARRAY_SIZE(param_in), param_in, count, param_out, 1);
 
 //		count -= blocksize;
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ static int mips32_pracc_read_mem16(struct mips_ejtag *ejtag_info, uint32_t addr,
 
 	free(param_out);
 
-	return ERROR_OK;
+	return retval;
 }
 
 static int mips32_pracc_read_mem8(struct mips_ejtag *ejtag_info, uint32_t addr, int count, uint8_t *buf)
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ static int mips32_pracc_read_mem8(struct mips_ejtag *ejtag_info, uint32_t addr,
 	uint32_t *param_out = malloc(count * sizeof(uint32_t));
 	int i;
 
-//	int retval;
+	int retval = ERROR_OK;
 	int blocksize;
 	int bytesread;
 	uint32_t param_in[2];
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ static int mips32_pracc_read_mem8(struct mips_ejtag *ejtag_info, uint32_t addr,
 		param_in[0] = addr;
 		param_in[1] = blocksize;
 
-		mips32_pracc_exec(ejtag_info, ARRAY_SIZE(code), code, \
+		retval = mips32_pracc_exec(ejtag_info, ARRAY_SIZE(code), code,
 			ARRAY_SIZE(param_in), param_in, count, param_out, 1);
 
 //		count -= blocksize;
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ static int mips32_pracc_read_mem8(struct mips_ejtag *ejtag_info, uint32_t addr,
 
 	free(param_out);
 
-	return ERROR_OK;
+	return retval;
 }
 
 int mips32_pracc_write_mem(struct mips_ejtag *ejtag_info, uint32_t addr, int size, int count, void *buf)
@@ -616,12 +616,13 @@ static int mips32_pracc_write_mem32(struct mips_ejtag *ejtag_info, uint32_t addr
 
 	memcpy(&param_in[2], buf, count * sizeof(uint32_t));
 
-	mips32_pracc_exec(ejtag_info, ARRAY_SIZE(code), code, \
+	int retval;
+	retval = mips32_pracc_exec(ejtag_info, ARRAY_SIZE(code), code,
 		count + 2, param_in, 0, NULL, 1);
 
 	free(param_in);
 
-	return ERROR_OK;
+	return retval;
 }
 
 static int mips32_pracc_write_u32(struct mips_ejtag *ejtag_info, uint32_t addr, uint32_t *buf)
@@ -650,10 +651,8 @@ static int mips32_pracc_write_u32(struct mips_ejtag *ejtag_info, uint32_t addr,
 	param_in[0] = addr;
 	param_in[1] = *buf;
 
-	mips32_pracc_exec(ejtag_info, ARRAY_SIZE(code), code, \
+	return mips32_pracc_exec(ejtag_info, ARRAY_SIZE(code), code,
 		ARRAY_SIZE(param_in), param_in, 0, NULL, 1);
-
-	return ERROR_OK;
 }
 
 static int mips32_pracc_write_mem16(struct mips_ejtag *ejtag_info, uint32_t addr, int count, uint16_t *buf)
@@ -706,12 +705,13 @@ static int mips32_pracc_write_mem16(struct mips_ejtag *ejtag_info, uint32_t addr
 		param_in[i + 2] = buf[i];
 	}
 
-	mips32_pracc_exec(ejtag_info, ARRAY_SIZE(code), code, \
+	int retval;
+	retval = mips32_pracc_exec(ejtag_info, ARRAY_SIZE(code), code,
 		count + 2, param_in, 0, NULL, 1);
 
 	free(param_in);
 
-	return ERROR_OK;
+	return retval;
 }
 
 static int mips32_pracc_write_mem8(struct mips_ejtag *ejtag_info, uint32_t addr, int count, uint8_t *buf)
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ static int mips32_pracc_write_mem8(struct mips_ejtag *ejtag_info, uint32_t addr,
 		param_in[i + 2] = buf[i];
 	}
 
-	retval = mips32_pracc_exec(ejtag_info, ARRAY_SIZE(code), code, \
+	retval = mips32_pracc_exec(ejtag_info, ARRAY_SIZE(code), code,
 		count + 2, param_in, 0, NULL, 1);
 
 	free(param_in);
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ int mips32_pracc_write_regs(struct mips_ejtag *ejtag_info, uint32_t *regs)
 
 	int retval;
 
-	retval = mips32_pracc_exec(ejtag_info, ARRAY_SIZE(code), code, \
+	retval = mips32_pracc_exec(ejtag_info, ARRAY_SIZE(code), code,
 			MIPS32NUMCOREREGS, regs, 0, NULL, 1);
 
 	return retval;
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ int mips32_pracc_read_regs(struct mips_ejtag *ejtag_info, uint32_t *regs)
 
 	int retval;
 
-	retval = mips32_pracc_exec(ejtag_info, ARRAY_SIZE(code), code, \
+	retval = mips32_pracc_exec(ejtag_info, ARRAY_SIZE(code), code,
 		0, NULL, MIPS32NUMCOREREGS, regs, 1);
 
 	return retval;
diff --git a/src/target/mips_ejtag.c b/src/target/mips_ejtag.c
index f9eaef197..9df8a021f 100644
--- a/src/target/mips_ejtag.c
+++ b/src/target/mips_ejtag.c
@@ -162,10 +162,8 @@ static int mips_ejtag_step_enable(struct mips_ejtag *ejtag_info)
 			MIPS32_MFC0(1,31,0),			/* move COP0 DeSave to $1 */
 	};
 
-	mips32_pracc_exec(ejtag_info, ARRAY_SIZE(code), code, \
-		0, NULL, 0, NULL, 1);
-
-	return ERROR_OK;
+	return mips32_pracc_exec(ejtag_info, ARRAY_SIZE(code), code,
+			0, NULL, 0, NULL, 1);
 }
 
 static int mips_ejtag_step_disable(struct mips_ejtag *ejtag_info)
@@ -187,10 +185,8 @@ static int mips_ejtag_step_disable(struct mips_ejtag *ejtag_info)
 			MIPS32_MFC0(15,31,0),							/* move COP0 DeSave to $15 */
 	};
 
-	mips32_pracc_exec(ejtag_info, ARRAY_SIZE(code), code, \
+	return mips32_pracc_exec(ejtag_info, ARRAY_SIZE(code), code,
 		0, NULL, 0, NULL, 1);
-
-	return ERROR_OK;
 }
 
 int mips_ejtag_config_step(struct mips_ejtag *ejtag_info, int enable_step)
@@ -228,9 +224,7 @@ int mips_ejtag_exit_debug(struct mips_ejtag *ejtag_info)
 	inst = MIPS32_DRET;
 
 	/* execute our dret instruction */
-	mips32_pracc_exec(ejtag_info, 1, &inst, 0, NULL, 0, NULL, 0);
-
-	return ERROR_OK;
+	return mips32_pracc_exec(ejtag_info, 1, &inst, 0, NULL, 0, NULL, 0);
 }
 
 int mips_ejtag_read_debug(struct mips_ejtag *ejtag_info, uint32_t* debug_reg)
@@ -252,10 +246,8 @@ int mips_ejtag_read_debug(struct mips_ejtag *ejtag_info, uint32_t* debug_reg)
 			MIPS32_MFC0(15,31,0),							/* move COP0 DeSave to $15 */
 	};
 
-	mips32_pracc_exec(ejtag_info, ARRAY_SIZE(code), code, \
+	return mips32_pracc_exec(ejtag_info, ARRAY_SIZE(code), code,
 		0, NULL, 1, debug_reg, 1);
-
-	return ERROR_OK;
 }
 
 int mips_ejtag_init(struct mips_ejtag *ejtag_info)