diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-spi.c
index 5e02c1f..3b15936 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-spi.c
@@ -368,7 +368,6 @@
 	list_for_each_entry(t, &m->transfers, transfer_list) {
 		if ((first->bits_per_word != t->bits_per_word) ||
 			(first->speed_hz != t->speed_hz)) {
-			status = -EINVAL;
 			dev_err(&spi->dev,
 				"bits_per_word/speed_hz should be same for the same SPI transfer\n");
 			return -EINVAL;