diff --git a/drivers/soundwire/qcom.c b/drivers/soundwire/qcom.c
index 08934d27f709..a51c8a670d38 100644
--- a/drivers/soundwire/qcom.c
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/qcom.c
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ static int qcom_swrm_get_alert_slave_dev_num(struct qcom_swrm_ctrl *ctrl)
 		status = (val >> (dev_num * SWRM_MCP_SLV_STATUS_SZ));
 
 		if ((status & SWRM_MCP_SLV_STATUS_MASK) == SDW_SLAVE_ALERT) {
-			ctrl->status[dev_num] = status;
+			ctrl->status[dev_num] = status & SWRM_MCP_SLV_STATUS_MASK;
 			return dev_num;
 		}
 	}