diff --git a/components/driver/spi/gpspi/spi_master.c b/components/driver/spi/gpspi/spi_master.c
index 434056ddfe..743bc0fff4 100644
--- a/components/driver/spi/gpspi/spi_master.c
+++ b/components/driver/spi/gpspi/spi_master.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2022 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2023 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -1042,10 +1042,13 @@ esp_err_t SPI_MASTER_ISR_ATTR spi_device_polling_start(spi_device_handle_t handl
     if (ret!=ESP_OK) return ret;
     SPI_CHECK(!spi_bus_device_is_polling(handle), "Cannot send polling transaction while the previous polling transaction is not terminated.", ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE );
 
+    spi_host_t *host = handle->host;
+    ret = setup_priv_desc(trans_desc, &host->cur_trans_buf, (host->bus_attr->dma_enabled));
+    if (ret!=ESP_OK) return ret;
+
     /* If device_acquiring_lock is set to handle, it means that the user has already
      * acquired the bus thanks to the function `spi_device_acquire_bus()`.
      * In that case, we don't need to take the lock again. */
-    spi_host_t *host = handle->host;
     if (host->device_acquiring_lock != handle) {
         /* The user cannot ask for the CS to keep active has the bus is not locked/acquired. */
         if ((trans_desc->flags & SPI_TRANS_CS_KEEP_ACTIVE) != 0) {
@@ -1058,9 +1061,6 @@ esp_err_t SPI_MASTER_ISR_ATTR spi_device_polling_start(spi_device_handle_t handl
     }
     if (ret != ESP_OK) return ret;
 
-    ret = setup_priv_desc(trans_desc, &host->cur_trans_buf, (host->bus_attr->dma_enabled));
-    if (ret!=ESP_OK) return ret;
-
     //Polling, no interrupt is used.
     host->polling = true;
 
diff --git a/components/driver/spi/include/driver/spi_master.h b/components/driver/spi/include/driver/spi_master.h
index f677e2a552..d5c6bcbc59 100644
--- a/components/driver/spi/include/driver/spi_master.h
+++ b/components/driver/spi/include/driver/spi_master.h
@@ -313,6 +313,9 @@ esp_err_t spi_device_polling_end(spi_device_handle_t handle, TickType_t ticks_to
  * @param trans_desc Description of transaction to execute
  * @return
  *         - ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG   if parameter is invalid
+ *         - ESP_ERR_TIMEOUT       if the device cannot get control of the bus
+ *         - ESP_ERR_NO_MEM        if allocating DMA-capable temporary buffer failed
+ *         - ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE if previous transactions of same device are not finished
  *         - ESP_OK                on success
  */
 esp_err_t spi_device_polling_transmit(spi_device_handle_t handle, spi_transaction_t *trans_desc);