int retries;
 
                buf = kzalloc(DS4_FEATURE_REPORT_CALIBRATION_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-               if (!buf)
-                       return -ENOMEM;
+               if (!buf) {
+                       ret = -ENOMEM;
+                       goto no_buffer_tail_check;
+               }
 
                /* We should normally receive the feature report data we asked
                 * for, but hidraw applications such as Steam can issue feature
                                        continue;
                                }
 
-                               hid_err(hdev, "Failed to retrieve DualShock4 calibration info: %d\n", ret);
+                               hid_warn(hdev, "Failed to retrieve DualShock4 calibration info: %d\n", ret);
                                ret = -EILSEQ;
-                               goto err_free;
                        } else {
                                break;
                        }
                }
        } else { /* Bluetooth */
                buf = kzalloc(DS4_FEATURE_REPORT_CALIBRATION_BT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-               if (!buf)
-                       return -ENOMEM;
+               if (!buf) {
+                       ret = -ENOMEM;
+                       goto no_buffer_tail_check;
+               }
 
                ret = ps_get_report(hdev, DS4_FEATURE_REPORT_CALIBRATION_BT, buf,
                                DS4_FEATURE_REPORT_CALIBRATION_BT_SIZE, true);
-               if (ret) {
-                       hid_err(hdev, "Failed to retrieve DualShock4 calibration info: %d\n", ret);
-                       goto err_free;
-               }
+
+               if (ret)
+                       hid_warn(hdev, "Failed to retrieve DualShock4 calibration info: %d\n", ret);
        }
 
+       /* Parse buffer. If the transfer failed, this safely copies zeroes. */
        gyro_pitch_bias  = get_unaligned_le16(&buf[1]);
        gyro_yaw_bias    = get_unaligned_le16(&buf[3]);
        gyro_roll_bias   = get_unaligned_le16(&buf[5]);
        ds4->gyro_calib_data[2].sens_denom = abs(gyro_roll_plus - gyro_roll_bias) +
                        abs(gyro_roll_minus - gyro_roll_bias);
 
+       /* Done parsing the buffer, so let's free it. */
+       kfree(buf);
+
+no_buffer_tail_check:
+
        /*
         * Sanity check gyro calibration data. This is needed to prevent crashes
         * during report handling of virtual, clone or broken devices not implementing
                }
        }
 
-err_free:
-       kfree(buf);
        return ret;
 }
 
 
        ret = dualshock4_get_calibration_data(ds4);
        if (ret) {
-               hid_err(hdev, "Failed to get calibration data from DualShock4\n");
-               goto err;
+               hid_warn(hdev, "Failed to get calibration data from DualShock4\n");
+               hid_warn(hdev, "Gyroscope and accelerometer will be inaccurate.\n");
        }
 
        ds4->gamepad = ps_gamepad_create(hdev, dualshock4_play_effect);