diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-qup.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-qup.c
index 7524e17ac966..00366cf89617 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-qup.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-qup.c
@@ -810,7 +810,8 @@ static int qup_i2c_bam_do_xfer(struct qup_i2c_dev *qup, struct i2c_msg *msg,
 	if (ret || qup->bus_err || qup->qup_err) {
 		reinit_completion(&qup->xfer);
 
-		if (qup_i2c_change_state(qup, QUP_RUN_STATE)) {
+		ret = qup_i2c_change_state(qup, QUP_RUN_STATE);
+		if (ret) {
 			dev_err(qup->dev, "change to run state timed out");
 			goto desc_err;
 		}