diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-ep93xx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-ep93xx.c
index 15ea07d8f8d6..cad30b8a1d71 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-ep93xx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-ep93xx.c
@@ -1095,6 +1095,7 @@ static int ep93xx_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	espi->wq = create_singlethread_workqueue("ep93xx_spid");
 	if (!espi->wq) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "unable to create workqueue\n");
+		error = -ENOMEM;
 		goto fail_free_dma;
 	}
 	INIT_WORK(&espi->msg_work, ep93xx_spi_work);