diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_4xxx/adf_drv.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_4xxx/adf_drv.c
index 2f212561acc47b8c95e52c076ae7cc92980e06c0..670a58b25cb166a9479824af9dbe5462332482e4 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_4xxx/adf_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_4xxx/adf_drv.c
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ static int adf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	hw_data->accel_capabilities_mask = hw_data->get_accel_cap(accel_dev);
 	if (!hw_data->accel_capabilities_mask) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to get capabilities mask.\n");
+		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out_err;
 	}