diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c b/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
index 05a08d1a09f31464ce199e07038ccc85c176673e..7fb9a61a73c741d627907f2d18927e6762945e0c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ static bool bnx2x_trylock_hw_lock(struct bnx2x *bp, u32 resource)
 		DP(NETIF_MSG_HW,
 		   "resource(0x%x) > HW_LOCK_MAX_RESOURCE_VALUE(0x%x)\n",
 		   resource, HW_LOCK_MAX_RESOURCE_VALUE);
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	if (func <= 5)