diff --git a/drivers/crypto/ccp/platform-access.c b/drivers/crypto/ccp/platform-access.c
index 94367bc49e35..1b8ed3389733 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/ccp/platform-access.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/ccp/platform-access.c
@@ -118,9 +118,16 @@ int psp_send_platform_access_msg(enum psp_platform_access_msg msg,
 		goto unlock;
 	}
 
-	/* Store the status in request header for caller to investigate */
+	/*
+	 * Read status from PSP. If status is non-zero, it indicates an error
+	 * occurred during "processing" of the command.
+	 * If status is zero, it indicates the command was "processed"
+	 * successfully, but the result of the command is in the payload.
+	 * Return both cases to the caller as -EIO to investigate.
+	 */
 	cmd_reg = ioread32(cmd);
-	req->header.status = FIELD_GET(PSP_CMDRESP_STS, cmd_reg);
+	if (FIELD_GET(PSP_CMDRESP_STS, cmd_reg))
+		req->header.status = FIELD_GET(PSP_CMDRESP_STS, cmd_reg);
 	if (req->header.status) {
 		ret = -EIO;
 		goto unlock;