diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_verbs.c
index 946b623ba5eb..4ff3d98fa6a4 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_verbs.c
@@ -1124,7 +1124,9 @@ u8 iser_check_task_pi_status(struct iscsi_iser_task *iser_task,
 					 IB_MR_CHECK_SIG_STATUS, &mr_status);
 		if (ret) {
 			pr_err("ib_check_mr_status failed, ret %d\n", ret);
-			goto err;
+			/* Not a lot we can do, return ambiguous guard error */
+			*sector = 0;
+			return 0x1;
 		}
 
 		if (mr_status.fail_status & IB_MR_CHECK_SIG_STATUS) {
@@ -1152,9 +1154,6 @@ u8 iser_check_task_pi_status(struct iscsi_iser_task *iser_task,
 	}
 
 	return 0;
-err:
-	/* Not alot we can do here, return ambiguous guard error */
-	return 0x1;
 }
 
 void iser_err_comp(struct ib_wc *wc, const char *type)