diff --git a/arch/mips/jazz/jazzdma.c b/arch/mips/jazz/jazzdma.c
index 461457b28982..eabddb89d221 100644
--- a/arch/mips/jazz/jazzdma.c
+++ b/arch/mips/jazz/jazzdma.c
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ static int jazz_dma_map_sg(struct device *dev, struct scatterlist *sglist,
 				dir);
 		sg->dma_address = vdma_alloc(sg_phys(sg), sg->length);
 		if (sg->dma_address == DMA_MAPPING_ERROR)
-			return 0;
+			return -EIO;
 		sg_dma_len(sg) = sg->length;
 	}