diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_cae/hns3_nictool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_cae/hns3_nictool.c
index 2111c6a92fa622fa8307a1f2c3ea4fdf9628d967..839f25f394f9a830b4c88bce12d1934539395f41 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_cae/hns3_nictool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_cae/hns3_nictool.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 #define HCLGE_OPC_DCQCN_TEMPLATE_CFG	0x7014
 #define HCLGE_OPC_DCQCN_GET_MSG_CNT		0x7017
 
-#define HNAE_DRIVER_VERSION "1.9.16.0"
+#define HNAE_DRIVER_VERSION "1.9.16.3"
 
 #define MAX_MSG_OUT_SIZE	(1024U * 2048U)
 #define MAX_MSG_IN_SIZE		(1024U * 2048U)
@@ -1124,6 +1124,7 @@ int nictool_k_init(void)
 				"nic_dev");
 	if (IS_ERR(pdevice)) {
 		pr_err("device_create fail.\n");
+		ret = -EPERM;
 		goto device_create_err;
 	}