diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/sh_flctl.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/sh_flctl.c
index b85b9c6fcc4249..4f326a2dd1705a 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/sh_flctl.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/sh_flctl.c
@@ -385,6 +385,7 @@ static int flctl_dma_fifo0_transfer(struct sh_flctl *flctl, unsigned long *buf,
 	dma_cookie_t cookie;
 	uint32_t reg;
 	int ret;
+	unsigned long time_left;
 
 	if (dir == DMA_FROM_DEVICE) {
 		chan = flctl->chan_fifo0_rx;
@@ -425,13 +426,14 @@ static int flctl_dma_fifo0_transfer(struct sh_flctl *flctl, unsigned long *buf,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	ret =
+	time_left =
 	wait_for_completion_timeout(&flctl->dma_complete,
 				msecs_to_jiffies(3000));
 
-	if (ret <= 0) {
+	if (time_left == 0) {
 		dmaengine_terminate_all(chan);
 		dev_err(&flctl->pdev->dev, "wait_for_completion_timeout\n");
+		ret = -ETIMEDOUT;
 	}
 
 out: