diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dai.c b/sound/soc/soc-dai.c
index 49752af0e205..ba38b6e6b264 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dai.c
@@ -270,10 +270,11 @@ int snd_soc_dai_set_tdm_slot(struct snd_soc_dai *dai,
 
 	if (dai->driver->ops &&
 	    dai->driver->ops->xlate_tdm_slot_mask)
-		dai->driver->ops->xlate_tdm_slot_mask(slots,
-						      &tx_mask, &rx_mask);
+		ret = dai->driver->ops->xlate_tdm_slot_mask(slots, &tx_mask, &rx_mask);
 	else
-		snd_soc_xlate_tdm_slot_mask(slots, &tx_mask, &rx_mask);
+		ret = snd_soc_xlate_tdm_slot_mask(slots, &tx_mask, &rx_mask);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err;
 
 	dai->tx_mask = tx_mask;
 	dai->rx_mask = rx_mask;
@@ -282,6 +283,7 @@ int snd_soc_dai_set_tdm_slot(struct snd_soc_dai *dai,
 	    dai->driver->ops->set_tdm_slot)
 		ret = dai->driver->ops->set_tdm_slot(dai, tx_mask, rx_mask,
 						      slots, slot_width);
+err:
 	return soc_dai_ret(dai, ret);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_dai_set_tdm_slot);