diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-rpc-if.c b/drivers/spi/spi-rpc-if.c
index c53138ce00309..83796a4ead34a 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-rpc-if.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-rpc-if.c
@@ -139,7 +139,9 @@ static int rpcif_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	rpc = spi_controller_get_devdata(ctlr);
-	rpcif_sw_init(rpc, parent);
+	error = rpcif_sw_init(rpc, parent);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, ctlr);