diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/brcmnand/brcmnand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/brcmnand/brcmnand.c
index b8e70fc64348..6a6a3578cf4c 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/brcmnand/brcmnand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/brcmnand/brcmnand.c
@@ -2275,6 +2275,11 @@ static int brcmnand_write(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip,
 		brcmnand_send_cmd(host, CMD_PROGRAM_PAGE);
 		status = brcmnand_waitfunc(chip);
 
+		if (status < 0) {
+			ret = status;
+			goto out;
+		}
+
 		if (status & NAND_STATUS_FAIL) {
 			dev_info(ctrl->dev, "program failed at %llx\n",
 				(unsigned long long)addr);