diff --git a/drivers/dma/altera-msgdma.c b/drivers/dma/altera-msgdma.c
index f5b885d69cd3..6f56dfd375e3 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/altera-msgdma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/altera-msgdma.c
@@ -891,9 +891,7 @@ static int msgdma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	ret = dma_set_mask_and_coherent(&pdev->dev, DMA_BIT_MASK(64));
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "unable to set coherent mask to 64");
-		ret = dma_set_mask_and_coherent(&pdev->dev, DMA_BIT_MASK(32));
-		if (ret)
-			goto fail;
+		goto fail;
 	}
 
 	msgdma_reset(mdev);