diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-cadence-quadspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-cadence-quadspi.c
index ea3890c7d9ff..5efb1f929be0 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-cadence-quadspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-cadence-quadspi.c
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ static int cqspi_read_setup(struct cqspi_flash_pdata *f_pdata,
 	/* Setup dummy clock cycles */
 	dummy_clk = op->dummy.nbytes * 8;
 	if (dummy_clk > CQSPI_DUMMY_CLKS_MAX)
-		dummy_clk = CQSPI_DUMMY_CLKS_MAX;
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	if (dummy_clk)
 		reg |= (dummy_clk & CQSPI_REG_RD_INSTR_DUMMY_MASK)