diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_ctx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_ctx.c
index b8d5270359cd8a7109226c0be1731cbafa6d1423..e306765155290a31e390f5ddcf88b4f0aa8f973c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_ctx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_ctx.c
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ nx_fw_cmd_set_mtu(struct netxen_adapter *adapter, int mtu)
 	cmd.req.arg3 = 0;
 
 	if (recv_ctx->state == NX_HOST_CTX_STATE_ACTIVE)
-		netxen_issue_cmd(adapter, &cmd);
+		rcode = netxen_issue_cmd(adapter, &cmd);
 
 	if (rcode != NX_RCODE_SUCCESS)
 		return -EIO;