diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker_main.c
index 5424fb341613fe578b237f3498dc83a5237b2ede..24b746406bc7a505ee08c75ef3713a0be5e6dba7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker_main.c
@@ -1471,7 +1471,7 @@ static int rocker_world_check_init(struct rocker_port *rocker_port)
 	if (rocker->wops) {
 		if (rocker->wops->mode != mode) {
 			dev_err(&rocker->pdev->dev, "hardware has ports in different worlds, which is not supported\n");
-			return err;
+			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 		return 0;
 	}