diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb/cxgb2.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb/cxgb2.c
index 512da98019c66..2a28a38da036c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb/cxgb2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb/cxgb2.c
@@ -1107,6 +1107,7 @@ static int init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	if (!adapter->registered_device_map) {
 		pr_err("%s: could not register any net devices\n",
 		       pci_name(pdev));
+		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto out_release_adapter_res;
 	}