diff --git a/accounts/usbwallet/ledger.go b/accounts/usbwallet/ledger.go
index 7d5f67908de2..c30903b5b769 100644
--- a/accounts/usbwallet/ledger.go
+++ b/accounts/usbwallet/ledger.go
@@ -257,7 +257,9 @@ func (w *ledgerDriver) ledgerDerive(derivationPath []uint32) (common.Address, er
 
 	// Decode the hex sting into an Ethereum address and return
 	var address common.Address
-	hex.Decode(address[:], hexstr)
+	if _, err = hex.Decode(address[:], hexstr); err != nil {
+		return common.Address{}, err
+	}
 	return address, nil
 }