diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
index f67165f80ece53c29eefa94bb073db284efa6410..beec0d7c0d6e850563693e8cfb8d2819fa184c4a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
@@ -3989,8 +3989,7 @@ static int mlx5_ib_stage_init_init(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev)
 
 err_mp:
 	mlx5_ib_cleanup_multiport_master(dev);
-
-	return -ENOMEM;
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int mlx5_ib_enable_driver(struct ib_device *dev)