diff --git a/drivers/hsi/controllers/omap_ssi_port.c b/drivers/hsi/controllers/omap_ssi_port.c
index 7765de2f1ef1..68619dd6dfc1 100644
--- a/drivers/hsi/controllers/omap_ssi_port.c
+++ b/drivers/hsi/controllers/omap_ssi_port.c
@@ -252,10 +252,10 @@ static int ssi_start_dma(struct hsi_msg *msg, int lch)
 	if (msg->ttype == HSI_MSG_READ) {
 		err = dma_map_sg(&ssi->device, msg->sgt.sgl, msg->sgt.nents,
 							DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
-		if (err < 0) {
+		if (!err) {
 			dev_dbg(&ssi->device, "DMA map SG failed !\n");
 			pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(omap_port->pdev);
-			return err;
+			return -EIO;
 		}
 		csdp = SSI_DST_BURST_4x32_BIT | SSI_DST_MEMORY_PORT |
 			SSI_SRC_SINGLE_ACCESS0 | SSI_SRC_PERIPHERAL_PORT |
@@ -269,10 +269,10 @@ static int ssi_start_dma(struct hsi_msg *msg, int lch)
 	} else {
 		err = dma_map_sg(&ssi->device, msg->sgt.sgl, msg->sgt.nents,
 							DMA_TO_DEVICE);
-		if (err < 0) {
+		if (!err) {
 			dev_dbg(&ssi->device, "DMA map SG failed !\n");
 			pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(omap_port->pdev);
-			return err;
+			return -EIO;
 		}
 		csdp = SSI_SRC_BURST_4x32_BIT | SSI_SRC_MEMORY_PORT |
 			SSI_DST_SINGLE_ACCESS0 | SSI_DST_PERIPHERAL_PORT |