diff --git a/drivers/fsi/fsi-occ.c b/drivers/fsi/fsi-occ.c
index 7da9c81759ac..8f1644804570 100644
--- a/drivers/fsi/fsi-occ.c
+++ b/drivers/fsi/fsi-occ.c
@@ -445,6 +445,7 @@ int fsi_occ_submit(struct device *dev, const void *request, size_t req_len,
 			goto done;
 
 		if (resp->return_status == OCC_RESP_CMD_IN_PRG ||
+		    resp->return_status == OCC_RESP_CRIT_INIT ||
 		    resp->seq_no != seq_no) {
 			rc = -ETIMEDOUT;