diff --git a/drivers/input/rmi4/rmi_spi.c b/drivers/input/rmi4/rmi_spi.c
index 76edbf2c1bce..082defc329a8 100644
--- a/drivers/input/rmi4/rmi_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/input/rmi4/rmi_spi.c
@@ -147,8 +147,11 @@ static int rmi_spi_xfer(struct rmi_spi_xport *rmi_spi,
 	if (len > RMI_SPI_XFER_SIZE_LIMIT)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (rmi_spi->xfer_buf_size < len)
-		rmi_spi_manage_pools(rmi_spi, len);
+	if (rmi_spi->xfer_buf_size < len) {
+		ret = rmi_spi_manage_pools(rmi_spi, len);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+	}
 
 	if (addr == 0)
 		/*