diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4vf/cxgb4vf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4vf/cxgb4vf_main.c
index 64479c464b4e..ae9cca768d74 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4vf/cxgb4vf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4vf/cxgb4vf_main.c
@@ -3196,6 +3196,7 @@ static int cxgb4vf_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	}
 	if (adapter->registered_device_map == 0) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "could not register any net devices\n");
+		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto err_disable_interrupts;
 	}