diff --git a/targets/TARGET_STM/qspi_api.c b/targets/TARGET_STM/qspi_api.c
index bbdd238554..a412e679d6 100644
--- a/targets/TARGET_STM/qspi_api.c
+++ b/targets/TARGET_STM/qspi_api.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ qspi_status_t qspi_frequency(qspi_t *obj, int hz)
     if (HAL_QSPI_Init(&obj->handle) != HAL_OK) {
         status = QSPI_STATUS_ERROR;
     }
-    return QSPI_STATUS_OK;
+    return status;
 }
 
 qspi_status_t qspi_write(qspi_t *obj, const qspi_command_t *command, const void *data, size_t *length)