diff --git a/drivers/net/netconsole.c b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
index 66e74f7402610f5ac9ad769457f01b5254d1b27e..bf58db29e2ed6342bd707931ccd598a3c376b07c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netconsole.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static int init_netconsole(void)
 
 	if(!configured) {
 		printk("netconsole: not configured, aborting\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	if(netpoll_setup(&np))