diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_dev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_dev.c
index 0b47ab5d6fd998958861230953f74458773e41bb..0e4f4a9306b55ac64173a7a1ce73ad0626e5a143 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_dev.c
@@ -509,6 +509,7 @@ int qed_resc_alloc(struct qed_dev *cdev)
 			DP_ERR(p_hwfn,
 			       "Cannot allocate 0x%x EQ elements. The maximum of a u16 chain is 0x%x\n",
 			       n_eqes, 0xFFFF);
+			rc = -EINVAL;
 			goto alloc_err;
 		}