diff --git a/sound/soc/bcm/bcm63xx-pcm-whistler.c b/sound/soc/bcm/bcm63xx-pcm-whistler.c
index 2c600b017524..760cb1887090 100644
--- a/sound/soc/bcm/bcm63xx-pcm-whistler.c
+++ b/sound/soc/bcm/bcm63xx-pcm-whistler.c
@@ -354,7 +354,9 @@ static int bcm63xx_soc_pcm_new(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 
 	i2s_priv = dev_get_drvdata(asoc_rtd_to_cpu(rtd, 0)->dev);
 
-	of_dma_configure(pcm->card->dev, pcm->card->dev->of_node, 1);
+	ret = of_dma_configure(pcm->card->dev, pcm->card->dev->of_node, 1);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	ret = dma_coerce_mask_and_coherent(pcm->card->dev, DMA_BIT_MASK(32));
 	if (ret)