diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/spss_utils.c b/drivers/soc/qcom/spss_utils.c
index d947990e00a3..39a209fafade 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/qcom/spss_utils.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/spss_utils.c
@@ -557,9 +557,15 @@ static long spss_utils_ioctl(struct file *file,
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 		ret = spss_wait_for_event(req);
-		copy_to_user((void __user *)arg, data, size);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
+
+		ret = copy_to_user((void __user *)arg, data, size);
+		if (ret) {
+			pr_err("cmd [0x%x] copy_to_user failed - %d\n", cmd, ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
+
 		break;
 
 	case SPSS_IOC_SIGNAL_EVENT:
@@ -569,9 +575,14 @@ static long spss_utils_ioctl(struct file *file,
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 		ret = spss_signal_event(req);
-		copy_to_user((void __user *)arg, data, size);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
+
+		ret = copy_to_user((void __user *)arg, data, size);
+		if (ret) {
+			pr_err("cmd [0x%x] copy_to_user failed - %d\n", cmd, ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
 		break;
 
 	case SPSS_IOC_IS_EVENT_SIGNALED:
@@ -581,9 +592,15 @@ static long spss_utils_ioctl(struct file *file,
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 		ret = spss_is_event_signaled(req);
-		copy_to_user((void __user *)arg, data, size);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
+
+		ret = copy_to_user((void __user *)arg, data, size);
+		if (ret) {
+			pr_err("cmd [0x%x] copy_to_user failed - %d\n", cmd, ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
+
 		break;
 
 	case SPSS_IOC_SET_SSR_STATE: