diff --git a/drivers/mailbox/pcc.c b/drivers/mailbox/pcc.c
index bb977cf8ad42..2b7d0bc92072 100644
--- a/drivers/mailbox/pcc.c
+++ b/drivers/mailbox/pcc.c
@@ -278,9 +278,8 @@ static int pcc_mbox_error_check_and_clear(struct pcc_chan_info *pchan)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	val &= pchan->error.status_mask;
-	if (val) {
-		val &= ~pchan->error.status_mask;
+	if (val & pchan->error.status_mask) {
+		val &= pchan->error.preserve_mask;
 		pcc_chan_reg_write(&pchan->error, val);
 		return -EIO;
 	}
@@ -673,7 +672,8 @@ static int pcc_parse_subspace_db_reg(struct pcc_chan_info *pchan,
 
 		ret = pcc_chan_reg_init(&pchan->error,
 					&pcct_ext->error_status_register,
-					0, 0, pcct_ext->error_status_mask,
+					~pcct_ext->error_status_mask, 0,
+					pcct_ext->error_status_mask,
 					"Error Status");
 	}
 	return ret;