diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
index 50f20f243981..da7e6225b8f6 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@ static int spi_init_queue(struct spi_master *master)
 					   dev_name(&master->dev));
 	if (IS_ERR(master->kworker_task)) {
 		dev_err(&master->dev, "failed to create message pump task\n");
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return PTR_ERR(master->kworker_task);
 	}
 	init_kthread_work(&master->pump_messages, spi_pump_messages);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/spi/spi.h b/include/linux/spi/spi.h
index 46d188a9947c..a6ef2a8e6de4 100644
--- a/include/linux/spi/spi.h
+++ b/include/linux/spi/spi.h
@@ -1049,4 +1049,10 @@ spi_unregister_device(struct spi_device *spi)
 extern const struct spi_device_id *
 spi_get_device_id(const struct spi_device *sdev);
 
+static inline bool
+spi_transfer_is_last(struct spi_master *master, struct spi_transfer *xfer)
+{
+	return list_is_last(&xfer->transfer_list, &master->cur_msg->transfers);
+}
+
 #endif /* __LINUX_SPI_H */