diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/qcom_aoss.c b/drivers/soc/qcom/qcom_aoss.c
index dcd10e6cf01f..3d9061a20e34 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/qcom/qcom_aoss.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/qcom_aoss.c
@@ -262,6 +262,9 @@ int qmp_send(struct qmp *qmp, const void *data, size_t len)
 		/* Clear message from buffer */
 		AOSS_INFO("timed out clearing msg: %.*s\n", len, (char *)data);
 		writel(0, qmp->msgram + qmp->offset);
+	} else if (time_left < 0) {
+		dev_err(qmp->dev, "wait error %ld\n", time_left);
+		ret = time_left;
 	} else {
 		ret = 0;
 		AOSS_INFO("ack: %.*s\n", len, (char *)data);