diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-rockchip.c b/drivers/spi/spi-rockchip.c
index 47c9168f18b2..c0743604b906 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-rockchip.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-rockchip.c
@@ -640,6 +640,7 @@ static int rockchip_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	rs->fifo_len = get_fifo_len(rs);
 	if (!rs->fifo_len) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to get fifo length\n");
+		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto err_get_fifo_len;
 	}