diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qce/skcipher.c b/drivers/crypto/qce/skcipher.c
index 259418479227..8ff10928f581 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qce/skcipher.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qce/skcipher.c
@@ -124,13 +124,17 @@ qce_skcipher_async_req_handle(struct crypto_async_request *async_req)
 	rctx->dst_sg = rctx->dst_tbl.sgl;
 
 	dst_nents = dma_map_sg(qce->dev, rctx->dst_sg, rctx->dst_nents, dir_dst);
-	if (dst_nents < 0)
+	if (dst_nents < 0) {
+		ret = dst_nents;
 		goto error_free;
+	}
 
 	if (diff_dst) {
 		src_nents = dma_map_sg(qce->dev, req->src, rctx->src_nents, dir_src);
-		if (src_nents < 0)
+		if (src_nents < 0) {
+			ret = src_nents;
 			goto error_unmap_dst;
+		}
 		rctx->src_sg = req->src;
 	} else {
 		rctx->src_sg = rctx->dst_sg;