diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/serial_cs.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/serial_cs.c
index 35ff6627c61b..63ea9c4da3d5 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/serial_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/serial_cs.c
@@ -456,11 +456,11 @@ static int simple_config(struct pcmcia_device *link)
 	 * its base address, then try to grab any standard serial port
 	 * address, and finally try to get any free port.
 	 */
-	if (!pcmcia_loop_config(link, simple_config_check_notpicky, NULL))
-		goto found_port;
-
-	dev_warn(&link->dev, "no usable port range found, giving up\n");
-	return -1;
+	ret = pcmcia_loop_config(link, simple_config_check_notpicky, NULL);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_warn(&link->dev, "no usable port range found, giving up\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
 
 found_port:
 	if (info->multi && (info->manfid == MANFID_3COM))
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ static int simple_config(struct pcmcia_device *link)
 
 	ret = pcmcia_enable_device(link);
 	if (ret != 0)
-		return -1;
+		return ret;
 	return setup_serial(link, info, link->resource[0]->start, link->irq);
 }