diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/qp.c
index 15a867d62d02..325561580729 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/qp.c
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ static int create_qp(struct c4iw_rdev *rdev, struct t4_wq *wq,
 	if (user && (!wq->sq.bar2_pa || !wq->rq.bar2_pa)) {
 		pr_warn("%s: sqid %u or rqid %u not in BAR2 range\n",
 			pci_name(rdev->lldi.pdev), wq->sq.qid, wq->rq.qid);
+		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto free_dma;
 	}