diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-qup.c b/drivers/spi/spi-qup.c
index 974a8ce58b68bc31e38d717ff16564aec398232e..fb9212925ea6c62c2f7a9874a828c5ddb83dc71d 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-qup.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-qup.c
@@ -1234,17 +1234,21 @@ static int spi_qup_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(&pdev->dev);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
 
-	ret = spi_qup_set_state(controller, QUP_STATE_RESET);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+	if (ret >= 0) {
+		ret = spi_qup_set_state(controller, QUP_STATE_RESET);
+		if (ret)
+			dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "failed to reset controller (%pe)\n",
+				 ERR_PTR(ret));
 
-	spi_qup_release_dma(master);
+		clk_disable_unprepare(controller->cclk);
+		clk_disable_unprepare(controller->iclk);
+	} else {
+		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "failed to resume, skip hw disable (%pe)\n",
+			 ERR_PTR(ret));
+	}
 
-	clk_disable_unprepare(controller->cclk);
-	clk_disable_unprepare(controller->iclk);
+	spi_qup_release_dma(master);
 
 	pm_runtime_put_noidle(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);