diff --git a/include/linux/dmaengine.h b/include/linux/dmaengine.h
index a16d1851cfb1..f1bd19c69fec 100644
--- a/include/linux/dmaengine.h
+++ b/include/linux/dmaengine.h
@@ -1207,8 +1207,11 @@ static inline int dma_get_slave_caps(struct dma_chan *chan,
 static inline int dmaengine_desc_set_reuse(struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *tx)
 {
 	struct dma_slave_caps caps;
+	int ret;
 
-	dma_get_slave_caps(tx->chan, &caps);
+	ret = dma_get_slave_caps(tx->chan, &caps);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	if (caps.descriptor_reuse) {
 		tx->flags |= DMA_CTRL_REUSE;