diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
index ecbe40ea8ffeffcab397370c7f52da16b14a917c..ba327e90f32adeb5ac882278b62b49c09bbe2442 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -1567,7 +1567,7 @@ static int i40e_vc_get_vf_resources_msg(struct i40e_vf *vf, u8 *msg)
 			dev_err(&pf->pdev->dev,
 				"VF %d requested polling mode: this feature is supported only when the device is running in single function per port (SFP) mode\n",
 				 vf->vf_id);
-			ret = I40E_ERR_PARAM;
+			aq_ret = I40E_ERR_PARAM;
 			goto err;
 		}
 		vfres->vf_offload_flags |= VIRTCHNL_VF_OFFLOAD_RX_POLLING;