diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-qup.c b/drivers/spi/spi-qup.c
index 974a8ce58b68..314d91b95a16 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-qup.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-qup.c
@@ -842,10 +842,6 @@ static int spi_qup_transfer_one(struct spi_master *master,
 	else
 		ret = spi_qup_do_pio(spi, xfer, timeout);
 
-	if (ret)
-		goto exit;
-
-exit:
 	spi_qup_set_state(controller, QUP_STATE_RESET);
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&controller->lock, flags);
 	if (!ret)