diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mac_scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/mac_scsi.c
index 8fbec17..658a719 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mac_scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mac_scsi.c
@@ -360,9 +360,12 @@ static inline int macscsi_pwrite(struct NCR5380_hostdata *hostdata,
 		if (hostdata->pdma_residual == 0) {
 			if (NCR5380_poll_politely(hostdata, TARGET_COMMAND_REG,
 			                          TCR_LAST_BYTE_SENT,
-			                          TCR_LAST_BYTE_SENT, HZ / 64) < 0)
+			                          TCR_LAST_BYTE_SENT,
+			                          HZ / 64) < 0) {
 				scmd_printk(KERN_ERR, hostdata->connected,
 				            "%s: Last Byte Sent timeout\n", __func__);
+				result = -1;
+			}
 			goto out;
 		}