diff --git a/drivers/clk/qcom/gdsc.c b/drivers/clk/qcom/gdsc.c
index f419a28f616b..428d63865798 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/qcom/gdsc.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/qcom/gdsc.c
@@ -104,14 +104,21 @@ static int gdsc_hwctrl(struct gdsc *sc, bool en)
 static int gdsc_poll_status(struct gdsc *sc, enum gdsc_status status)
 {
 	ktime_t start;
+	int ret;
 
 	start = ktime_get();
 	do {
-		if (gdsc_check_status(sc, status))
+		ret = gdsc_check_status(sc, status);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+		if (ret)
 			return 0;
 	} while (ktime_us_delta(ktime_get(), start) < STATUS_POLL_TIMEOUT_US);
 
-	if (gdsc_check_status(sc, status))
+	ret = gdsc_check_status(sc, status);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+	if (ret)
 		return 0;
 
 	return -ETIMEDOUT;