diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-spi.c
index 6b94428a0223..5e02c1f3e145 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-spi.c
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ static int fsl_spi_do_one_msg(struct spi_master *master,
 			status = -EINVAL;
 			dev_err(&spi->dev,
 				"bits_per_word/speed_hz should be same for the same SPI transfer\n");
-			return;
+			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 	}