diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-bitbang.c b/drivers/spi/spi-bitbang.c
index dad566b..d84e22d 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-bitbang.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-bitbang.c
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ int spi_bitbang_start(struct spi_bitbang *bitbang)
 	if (ret)
 		spi_master_put(master);
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(spi_bitbang_start);
 
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-spi.c
index 4c71df9..1d9b33a 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-spi.c
@@ -428,7 +428,6 @@ static int fsl_spi_do_one_msg(struct spi_master *master,
 	}
 
 	m->status = status;
-	spi_finalize_current_message(master);
 
 	if (status || !cs_change) {
 		ndelay(nsecs);
@@ -436,6 +435,7 @@ static int fsl_spi_do_one_msg(struct spi_master *master,
 	}
 
 	fsl_spi_setup_transfer(spi, NULL);
+	spi_finalize_current_message(master);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
index 5e75944..5e46540 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
@@ -1181,10 +1181,10 @@ out:
 	if (msg->status && ctlr->handle_err)
 		ctlr->handle_err(ctlr, msg);
 
-	spi_finalize_current_message(ctlr);
-
 	spi_res_release(ctlr, msg);
 
+	spi_finalize_current_message(ctlr);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1307,10 +1307,15 @@ static void __spi_pump_messages(struct spi_controller *ctlr, bool in_kthread)
 		ret = ctlr->prepare_transfer_hardware(ctlr);
 		if (ret) {
 			dev_err(&ctlr->dev,
-				"failed to prepare transfer hardware\n");
+				"failed to prepare transfer hardware: %d\n",
+				ret);
 
 			if (ctlr->auto_runtime_pm)
 				pm_runtime_put(ctlr->dev.parent);
+
+			ctlr->cur_msg->status = ret;
+			spi_finalize_current_message(ctlr);
+
 			mutex_unlock(&ctlr->io_mutex);
 			return;
 		}