diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
index d4f9670b51bc..91bb512e1009 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
@@ -619,6 +619,8 @@ static int spi_map_buf(struct spi_master *master, struct device *dev,
 	}
 
 	ret = dma_map_sg(dev, sgt->sgl, sgt->nents, dir);
+	if (!ret)
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		sg_free_table(sgt);
 		return ret;