diff --git a/drivers/soundwire/stream.c b/drivers/soundwire/stream.c
index 23accfedbf4d..f7ca1f7a68f0 100644
--- a/drivers/soundwire/stream.c
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/stream.c
@@ -420,7 +420,6 @@ static int sdw_prep_deprep_slave_ports(struct sdw_bus *bus,
 	struct completion *port_ready;
 	struct sdw_dpn_prop *dpn_prop;
 	struct sdw_prepare_ch prep_ch;
-	unsigned int time_left;
 	bool intr = false;
 	int ret = 0, val;
 	u32 addr;
@@ -477,15 +476,15 @@ static int sdw_prep_deprep_slave_ports(struct sdw_bus *bus,
 
 		/* Wait for completion on port ready */
 		port_ready = &s_rt->slave->port_ready[prep_ch.num];
-		time_left = wait_for_completion_timeout(port_ready,
-				msecs_to_jiffies(dpn_prop->ch_prep_timeout));
+		wait_for_completion_timeout(port_ready,
+			msecs_to_jiffies(dpn_prop->ch_prep_timeout));
 
 		val = sdw_read(s_rt->slave, SDW_DPN_PREPARESTATUS(p_rt->num));
-		val &= p_rt->ch_mask;
-		if (!time_left || val) {
+		if ((val < 0) || (val & p_rt->ch_mask)) {
+			ret = (val < 0) ? val : -ETIMEDOUT;
 			dev_err(&s_rt->slave->dev,
-				"Chn prep failed for port:%d\n", prep_ch.num);
-			return -ETIMEDOUT;
+				"Chn prep failed for port %d: %d\n", prep_ch.num, ret);
+			return ret;
 		}
 	}