diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
index ca99ac9295cf..32b7bb111eb6 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
@@ -584,9 +584,7 @@ static void spi_pump_messages(struct kthread_work *work)
 	ret = master->transfer_one_message(master, master->cur_msg);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&master->dev,
-			"failed to transfer one message from queue: %d\n", ret);
-		master->cur_msg->status = ret;
-		spi_finalize_current_message(master);
+			"failed to transfer one message from queue\n");
 		return;
 	}
 }