diff --git a/drivers/mfd/atmel-hlcdc.c b/drivers/mfd/atmel-hlcdc.c
index 92bfcaa62ace..3c2414ba4b01 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/atmel-hlcdc.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/atmel-hlcdc.c
@@ -40,10 +40,17 @@ static int regmap_atmel_hlcdc_reg_write(void *context, unsigned int reg,
 
 	if (reg <= ATMEL_HLCDC_DIS) {
 		u32 status;
+		int ret;
 
-		readl_poll_timeout_atomic(hregmap->regs + ATMEL_HLCDC_SR,
-					  status, !(status & ATMEL_HLCDC_SIP),
-					  1, 100);
+		ret = readl_poll_timeout_atomic(hregmap->regs + ATMEL_HLCDC_SR,
+						status,
+						!(status & ATMEL_HLCDC_SIP),
+						1, 100);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(hregmap->dev,
+				"Timeout! Clock domain synchronization is in progress!\n");
+			return ret;
+		}
 	}
 
 	writel(val, hregmap->regs + reg);