diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-armada-3700.c b/drivers/spi/spi-armada-3700.c
index 9172cb2d2e7a..568e1c65aa82 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-armada-3700.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-armada-3700.c
@@ -387,7 +387,8 @@ static bool a3700_spi_wait_completion(struct spi_device *spi)
 
 	spireg_write(a3700_spi, A3700_SPI_INT_MASK_REG, 0);
 
-	return true;
+	/* Timeout was reached */
+	return false;
 }
 
 static bool a3700_spi_transfer_wait(struct spi_device *spi,