diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/myricom/myri10ge/myri10ge.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/myricom/myri10ge/myri10ge.c
index c84c8bf2bc20e..fc99ad8e4a388 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/myricom/myri10ge/myri10ge.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/myricom/myri10ge/myri10ge.c
@@ -3815,6 +3815,7 @@ static int myri10ge_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev,
 			"invalid sram_size %dB or board span %ldB\n",
 			mgp->sram_size, mgp->board_span);
+		status = -EINVAL;
 		goto abort_with_ioremap;
 	}
 	memcpy_fromio(mgp->eeprom_strings,