diff --git a/drivers/crypto/sahara.c b/drivers/crypto/sahara.c
index 67960acd786a..0ac793f03e28 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/sahara.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/sahara.c
@@ -987,7 +987,10 @@ static int sahara_sha_process(struct ahash_request *req)
 		return ret;
 
 	if (rctx->first) {
-		sahara_sha_hw_data_descriptor_create(dev, rctx, req, 0);
+		ret = sahara_sha_hw_data_descriptor_create(dev, rctx, req, 0);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
 		dev->hw_desc[0]->next = 0;
 		rctx->first = 0;
 	} else {
@@ -995,7 +998,10 @@ static int sahara_sha_process(struct ahash_request *req)
 
 		sahara_sha_hw_context_descriptor_create(dev, rctx, req, 0);
 		dev->hw_desc[0]->next = dev->hw_phys_desc[1];
-		sahara_sha_hw_data_descriptor_create(dev, rctx, req, 1);
+		ret = sahara_sha_hw_data_descriptor_create(dev, rctx, req, 1);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
 		dev->hw_desc[1]->next = 0;
 	}