diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/lpc32xx_slc.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/lpc32xx_slc.c
index 3ca30e7dce33..10c8080207f4 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/lpc32xx_slc.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/lpc32xx_slc.c
@@ -430,6 +430,7 @@ static int lpc32xx_xmit_dma(struct mtd_info *mtd, dma_addr_t dma,
 	struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *desc;
 	int flags = DMA_CTRL_ACK | DMA_PREP_INTERRUPT;
 	int res;
+	unsigned long time_left;
 
 	host->dma_slave_config.direction = dir;
 	host->dma_slave_config.src_addr = dma;
@@ -467,12 +468,19 @@ static int lpc32xx_xmit_dma(struct mtd_info *mtd, dma_addr_t dma,
 	dmaengine_submit(desc);
 	dma_async_issue_pending(host->dma_chan);
 
-	wait_for_completion_timeout(&host->comp, msecs_to_jiffies(1000));
+	time_left = wait_for_completion_timeout(&host->comp,
+						msecs_to_jiffies(1000));
+	if (!time_left) {
+		dmaengine_terminate_sync(host->dma_chan);
+		res = -ETIMEDOUT;
+	} else {
+		res = 0;
+	}
 
 	dma_unmap_sg(host->dma_chan->device->dev, &host->sgl, 1,
 		     DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
 
-	return 0;
+	return res;
 out1:
 	dma_unmap_sg(host->dma_chan->device->dev, &host->sgl, 1,
 		     DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);