diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_driver.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_driver.c
index ab7458e904c3cb2acdf6264fad4fa8365043a574..056e10663289b8ac1c34c21e0c4842c5bfb37445 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_driver.c
@@ -390,15 +390,23 @@ static int __devinit ipath_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 	/* setup the chip-specific functions, as early as possible. */
 	switch (ent->device) {
-#ifdef CONFIG_HT_IRQ
 	case PCI_DEVICE_ID_INFINIPATH_HT:
+#ifdef CONFIG_HT_IRQ
 		ipath_init_iba6110_funcs(dd);
 		break;
+#else
+		ipath_dev_err(dd, "QLogic HT device 0x%x cannot work if "
+			      "CONFIG_HT_IRQ is not enabled\n", ent->device);
+		return -ENODEV;
 #endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_PCI_MSI
 	case PCI_DEVICE_ID_INFINIPATH_PE800:
+#ifdef CONFIG_PCI_MSI
 		ipath_init_iba6120_funcs(dd);
 		break;
+#else
+		ipath_dev_err(dd, "QLogic PCIE device 0x%x cannot work if "
+			      "CONFIG_PCI_MSI is not enabled\n", ent->device);
+		return -ENODEV;
 #endif
 	default:
 		ipath_dev_err(dd, "Found unknown QLogic deviceid 0x%x, "