diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-bcm63xx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-bcm63xx.c
index 43d7b54e3ae8..8cef725aab26 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-bcm63xx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-bcm63xx.c
@@ -632,8 +632,11 @@ static int bcm63xx_spi_suspend(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct spi_controller *host = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	struct bcm63xx_spi *bs = spi_controller_get_devdata(host);
+	int ret;
 
-	spi_controller_suspend(host);
+	ret = spi_controller_suspend(host);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	clk_disable_unprepare(bs->clk);