diff --git a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c
index 2c1d5f943dd3..16569af4a2ba 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c
@@ -1516,8 +1516,12 @@ scmi_txrx_setup(struct scmi_info *info, struct device *dev, int prot_id)
 {
 	int ret = scmi_chan_setup(info, dev, prot_id, true);
 
-	if (!ret) /* Rx is optional, hence no error check */
-		scmi_chan_setup(info, dev, prot_id, false);
+	if (!ret) {
+		/* Rx is optional, report only memory errors */
+		ret = scmi_chan_setup(info, dev, prot_id, false);
+		if (ret && ret != -ENOMEM)
+			ret = 0;
+	}
 
 	return ret;
 }