diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c
index 2338703..823d21c 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c
@@ -1924,12 +1924,14 @@
 	host->rx_chan = dma_request_channel(mask, omap_dma_filter_fn, &rx_req);
 	if (!host->rx_chan) {
 		dev_err(mmc_dev(host->mmc), "unable to obtain RX DMA engine channel %u\n", rx_req);
+		ret = -ENXIO;
 		goto err_irq;
 	}
 
 	host->tx_chan = dma_request_channel(mask, omap_dma_filter_fn, &tx_req);
 	if (!host->tx_chan) {
 		dev_err(mmc_dev(host->mmc), "unable to obtain TX DMA engine channel %u\n", tx_req);
+		ret = -ENXIO;
 		goto err_irq;
 	}