diff --git a/drivers/dma/qcom/bam_dma.c b/drivers/dma/qcom/bam_dma.c
index ef73f65224b1..b04c55c7ca24 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/qcom/bam_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/qcom/bam_dma.c
@@ -1266,13 +1266,17 @@ static int bam_dma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (bdev->controlled_remotely) {
 		ret = of_property_read_u32(pdev->dev.of_node, "num-channels",
 					   &bdev->num_channels);
-		if (ret)
+		if (ret) {
 			dev_err(bdev->dev, "num-channels unspecified in dt\n");
+			return ret;
+		}
 
 		ret = of_property_read_u32(pdev->dev.of_node, "qcom,num-ees",
 					   &bdev->num_ees);
-		if (ret)
+		if (ret) {
 			dev_err(bdev->dev, "num-ees unspecified in dt\n");
+			return ret;
+		}
 	}
 
 	bdev->bamclk = devm_clk_get(bdev->dev, "bam_clk");