diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lpspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lpspi.c
index b1ed34d23794..d437ed1349ed 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lpspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lpspi.c
@@ -730,12 +730,10 @@ static int fsl_lpspi_pio_transfer(struct spi_controller *controller,
 	fsl_lpspi_write_tx_fifo(fsl_lpspi);
 
 	ret = fsl_lpspi_wait_for_completion(controller);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
 
 	fsl_lpspi_reset(fsl_lpspi);
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int fsl_lpspi_transfer_one(struct spi_controller *controller,