diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
index 51b1690fd0459..a1783faf4fe99 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
@@ -14312,11 +14312,16 @@ static void bnx2x_io_resume(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	bp->fw_seq = SHMEM_RD(bp, func_mb[BP_FW_MB_IDX(bp)].drv_mb_header) &
 							DRV_MSG_SEQ_NUMBER_MASK;
 
-	if (netif_running(dev))
-		bnx2x_nic_load(bp, LOAD_NORMAL);
+	if (netif_running(dev)) {
+		if (bnx2x_nic_load(bp, LOAD_NORMAL)) {
+			netdev_err(bp->dev, "Error during driver initialization, try unloading/reloading the driver\n");
+			goto done;
+		}
+	}
 
 	netif_device_attach(dev);
 
+done:
 	rtnl_unlock();
 }