diff --git a/accounts/usbwallet/wallet.go b/accounts/usbwallet/wallet.go
index 6cef6e0fb0..897bcf7169 100644
--- a/accounts/usbwallet/wallet.go
+++ b/accounts/usbwallet/wallet.go
@@ -273,7 +273,10 @@ func (w *wallet) close() error {
 	w.device = nil
 
 	w.accounts, w.paths = nil, nil
-	w.driver.Close()
+	err := w.driver.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	return nil
 }