diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_maxim_common.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_maxim_common.c
index f64124077ca7e8..cf29747182716c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_maxim_common.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_maxim_common.c
@@ -61,15 +61,21 @@ static int max_98373_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 {
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = snd_soc_substream_to_rtd(substream);
 	struct snd_soc_dai *codec_dai;
+	int ret = 0;
 	int j;
 
 	for_each_rtd_codec_dais(rtd, j, codec_dai) {
 		if (!strcmp(codec_dai->component->name, MAX_98373_DEV0_NAME)) {
 			/* DEV0 tdm slot configuration */
-			snd_soc_dai_set_tdm_slot(codec_dai, 0x03, 3, 8, 32);
+			ret = snd_soc_dai_set_tdm_slot(codec_dai, 0x03, 3, 8, 32);
 		} else if (!strcmp(codec_dai->component->name, MAX_98373_DEV1_NAME)) {
 			/* DEV1 tdm slot configuration */
-			snd_soc_dai_set_tdm_slot(codec_dai, 0x0C, 3, 8, 32);
+			ret = snd_soc_dai_set_tdm_slot(codec_dai, 0x0C, 3, 8, 32);
+		}
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			dev_err(codec_dai->dev, "fail to set tdm slot, ret %d\n",
+				ret);
+			return ret;
 		}
 	}
 	return 0;