diff --git a/drivers/platform/surface/aggregator/core.c b/drivers/platform/surface/aggregator/core.c
index 1a6373dea109..6152be38398c 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/surface/aggregator/core.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/surface/aggregator/core.c
@@ -231,9 +231,12 @@ static int ssam_receive_buf(struct serdev_device *dev, const unsigned char *buf,
 			    size_t n)
 {
 	struct ssam_controller *ctrl;
+	int ret;
 
 	ctrl = serdev_device_get_drvdata(dev);
-	return ssam_controller_receive_buf(ctrl, buf, n);
+	ret = ssam_controller_receive_buf(ctrl, buf, n);
+
+	return ret < 0 ? 0 : ret;
 }
 
 static void ssam_write_wakeup(struct serdev_device *dev)