diff --git a/drivers/block/rsxx/core.c b/drivers/block/rsxx/core.c
index 5ac1881396afb..227e1be4c6f99 100644
--- a/drivers/block/rsxx/core.c
+++ b/drivers/block/rsxx/core.c
@@ -871,6 +871,7 @@ static int rsxx_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *dev,
 	card->event_wq = create_singlethread_workqueue(DRIVER_NAME"_event");
 	if (!card->event_wq) {
 		dev_err(CARD_TO_DEV(card), "Failed card event setup.\n");
+		st = -ENOMEM;
 		goto failed_event_handler;
 	}