diff --git a/drivers/i3c/master.c b/drivers/i3c/master.c
index 42310c9a00c2..53ab814b676f 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/master.c
+++ b/drivers/i3c/master.c
@@ -1919,7 +1919,7 @@ static int i3c_master_bus_init(struct i3c_master_controller *master)
 		goto err_bus_cleanup;
 
 	if (master->ops->set_speed) {
-		master->ops->set_speed(master, I3C_OPEN_DRAIN_NORMAL_SPEED);
+		ret = master->ops->set_speed(master, I3C_OPEN_DRAIN_NORMAL_SPEED);
 		if (ret)
 			goto err_bus_cleanup;
 	}