diff --git a/drivers/i3c/master.c b/drivers/i3c/master.c
index d0ae27a680bc..5cd4e5da2233 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/master.c
+++ b/drivers/i3c/master.c
@@ -925,11 +925,17 @@ static void i3c_ccc_cmd_init(struct i3c_ccc_cmd *cmd, bool rnw, u8 id,
 	cmd->err = I3C_ERROR_UNKNOWN;
 }
 
+/**
+ * i3c_master_send_ccc_cmd_locked() - send a CCC (Common Command Codes)
+ * @master: master used to send frames on the bus
+ * @cmd: command to send
+ *
+ * Return: 0 in case of success, or a negative error code otherwise.
+ *         I3C Mx error codes are stored in cmd->err.
+ */
 static int i3c_master_send_ccc_cmd_locked(struct i3c_master_controller *master,
 					  struct i3c_ccc_cmd *cmd)
 {
-	int ret;
-
 	if (!cmd || !master)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -947,15 +953,7 @@ static int i3c_master_send_ccc_cmd_locked(struct i3c_master_controller *master,
 	    !master->ops->supports_ccc_cmd(master, cmd))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	ret = master->ops->send_ccc_cmd(master, cmd);
-	if (ret) {
-		if (cmd->err != I3C_ERROR_UNKNOWN)
-			return cmd->err;
-
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
+	return master->ops->send_ccc_cmd(master, cmd);
 }
 
 static struct i2c_dev_desc *
@@ -1063,8 +1061,7 @@ static int i3c_master_rstdaa_locked(struct i3c_master_controller *master,
  *
  * This function must be called with the bus lock held in write mode.
  *
- * Return: 0 in case of success, a positive I3C error code if the error is
- * one of the official Mx error codes, and a negative error code otherwise.
+ * Return: 0 in case of success, or a negative error code otherwise.
  */
 int i3c_master_entdaa_locked(struct i3c_master_controller *master)
 {
@@ -1124,8 +1121,7 @@ static int i3c_master_enec_disec_locked(struct i3c_master_controller *master,
  *
  * This function must be called with the bus lock held in write mode.
  *
- * Return: 0 in case of success, a positive I3C error code if the error is
- * one of the official Mx error codes, and a negative error code otherwise.
+ * Return: 0 in case of success, or a negative error code otherwise.
  */
 int i3c_master_disec_locked(struct i3c_master_controller *master, u8 addr,
 			    u8 evts)
@@ -1145,8 +1141,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(i3c_master_disec_locked);
  *
  * This function must be called with the bus lock held in write mode.
  *
- * Return: 0 in case of success, a positive I3C error code if the error is
- * one of the official Mx error codes, and a negative error code otherwise.
+ * Return: 0 in case of success, or a negative error code otherwise.
  */
 int i3c_master_enec_locked(struct i3c_master_controller *master, u8 addr,
 			   u8 evts)
@@ -1171,8 +1166,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(i3c_master_enec_locked);
  *
  * This function must be called with the bus lock held in write mode.
  *
- * Return: 0 in case of success, a positive I3C error code if the error is
- * one of the official Mx error codes, and a negative error code otherwise.
+ * Return: 0 in case of success, or a negative error code otherwise.
  */
 int i3c_master_defslvs_locked(struct i3c_master_controller *master)
 {