diff --git a/net/wimax/op-rfkill.c b/net/wimax/op-rfkill.c
index bb102e4aa3e9e9e904e4bc1f3ab4a70f8721fe85..70ef4df863b974ef4ad0e199b4e4fb424b96a892 100644
--- a/net/wimax/op-rfkill.c
+++ b/net/wimax/op-rfkill.c
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ void wimax_report_rfkill_hw(struct wimax_dev *wimax_dev,
 		else
 			wimax_state = WIMAX_ST_RADIO_OFF;
 
-		rfkill_set_hw_state(wimax_dev->rfkill, state == WIMAX_RF_OFF);
+		result = rfkill_set_hw_state(wimax_dev->rfkill,
+					     state == WIMAX_RF_OFF);
 
 		__wimax_state_change(wimax_dev, wimax_state);
 	}