diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index b66ee1dcd417a8df1a6a1eaa6ded0e4f56a4ad70..0628a6abcc3e66768862d201baed210c608b320a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -6880,12 +6880,12 @@ static int bnxt_alloc_ctx_mem(struct bnxt *bp)
 	}
 	ena |= FUNC_BACKING_STORE_CFG_REQ_DFLT_ENABLES;
 	rc = bnxt_hwrm_func_backing_store_cfg(bp, ena);
-	if (rc)
+	if (rc) {
 		netdev_err(bp->dev, "Failed configuring context mem, rc = %d.\n",
 			   rc);
-	else
-		ctx->flags |= BNXT_CTX_FLAG_INITED;
-
+		return rc;
+	}
+	ctx->flags |= BNXT_CTX_FLAG_INITED;
 	return 0;
 }