diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
index 1ef5429afcb64..deb782f6556c1 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
@@ -1270,6 +1270,7 @@ static int spi_imx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	if (!master->cs_gpios) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "No CS GPIOs available\n");
+		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out_clk_put;
 	}