diff --git a/src/lib/spinel/radio_spinel_impl.hpp b/src/lib/spinel/radio_spinel_impl.hpp
index 176e79419..b7650ddf7 100644
--- a/src/lib/spinel/radio_spinel_impl.hpp
+++ b/src/lib/spinel/radio_spinel_impl.hpp
@@ -1671,18 +1671,11 @@ otError RadioSpinel<InterfaceType, ProcessContextType>::WaitResponse(void)
     do
     {
         uint64_t now;
-        uint64_t remain;
 
         now = otPlatTimeGet();
-        if (end <= now)
-        {
-            HandleRcpTimeout();
-            ExitNow(mError = OT_ERROR_NONE);
-        }
-        remain = end - now;
-
-        if (mSpinelInterface.WaitForFrame(remain) != OT_ERROR_NONE)
+        if ((end <= now) || (mSpinelInterface.WaitForFrame(end - now) != OT_ERROR_NONE))
         {
+            otLogWarnPlat("Wait for response timeout");
             HandleRcpTimeout();
             ExitNow(mError = OT_ERROR_NONE);
         }
@@ -2309,6 +2302,7 @@ void RadioSpinel<InterfaceType, ProcessContextType>::RecoverFromRcpFailure(void)
     }
 
     --mRcpFailureCount;
+    otLogNotePlat("RCP recovery is done");
 
 exit:
     return;