diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-rspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-rspi.c
index 38fd938d6360cdd8a82891c4d36907313cac361f..c850dfdfa9e32712136ed7515f1440dbe7906805 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-rspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-rspi.c
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ static int rspi_dma_transfer(struct rspi_data *rspi, struct sg_table *tx,
 					tx->sgl, tx->nents, DMA_TO_DEVICE,
 					DMA_PREP_INTERRUPT | DMA_CTRL_ACK);
 		if (!desc_tx)
-			return -EIO;
+			goto no_dma;
 
 		irq_mask |= SPCR_SPTIE;
 	}
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ static int rspi_dma_transfer(struct rspi_data *rspi, struct sg_table *tx,
 					rx->sgl, rx->nents, DMA_FROM_DEVICE,
 					DMA_PREP_INTERRUPT | DMA_CTRL_ACK);
 		if (!desc_rx)
-			return -EIO;
+			goto no_dma;
 
 		irq_mask |= SPCR_SPRIE;
 	}
@@ -540,6 +540,12 @@ static int rspi_dma_transfer(struct rspi_data *rspi, struct sg_table *tx,
 		enable_irq(rspi->rx_irq);
 
 	return ret;
+
+no_dma:
+	pr_warn_once("%s %s: DMA not available, falling back to PIO\n",
+		     dev_driver_string(&rspi->master->dev),
+		     dev_name(&rspi->master->dev));
+	return -EAGAIN;
 }
 
 static void rspi_receive_init(const struct rspi_data *rspi)
@@ -593,8 +599,10 @@ static int rspi_common_transfer(struct rspi_data *rspi,
 
 	if (rspi->master->can_dma && __rspi_can_dma(rspi, xfer)) {
 		/* rx_buf can be NULL on RSPI on SH in TX-only Mode */
-		return rspi_dma_transfer(rspi, &xfer->tx_sg,
-					 xfer->rx_buf ? &xfer->rx_sg : NULL);
+		ret = rspi_dma_transfer(rspi, &xfer->tx_sg,
+					xfer->rx_buf ? &xfer->rx_sg : NULL);
+		if (ret != -EAGAIN)
+			return ret;
 	}
 
 	ret = rspi_pio_transfer(rspi, xfer->tx_buf, xfer->rx_buf, xfer->len);
@@ -648,8 +656,11 @@ static int qspi_transfer_out(struct rspi_data *rspi, struct spi_transfer *xfer)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	if (rspi->master->can_dma && __rspi_can_dma(rspi, xfer))
-		return rspi_dma_transfer(rspi, &xfer->tx_sg, NULL);
+	if (rspi->master->can_dma && __rspi_can_dma(rspi, xfer)) {
+		ret = rspi_dma_transfer(rspi, &xfer->tx_sg, NULL);
+		if (ret != -EAGAIN)
+			return ret;
+	}
 
 	ret = rspi_pio_transfer(rspi, xfer->tx_buf, NULL, xfer->len);
 	if (ret < 0)
@@ -663,8 +674,11 @@ static int qspi_transfer_out(struct rspi_data *rspi, struct spi_transfer *xfer)
 
 static int qspi_transfer_in(struct rspi_data *rspi, struct spi_transfer *xfer)
 {
-	if (rspi->master->can_dma && __rspi_can_dma(rspi, xfer))
-		return rspi_dma_transfer(rspi, NULL, &xfer->rx_sg);
+	if (rspi->master->can_dma && __rspi_can_dma(rspi, xfer)) {
+		int ret = rspi_dma_transfer(rspi, NULL, &xfer->rx_sg);
+		if (ret != -EAGAIN)
+			return ret;
+	}
 
 	return rspi_pio_transfer(rspi, NULL, xfer->rx_buf, xfer->len);
 }