diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvme.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvme.c
index ca62117a2d1319c763fe7c8e2409036cb189ae08..099f70798fddad0802353c79f93b3c65e066b077 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvme.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvme.c
@@ -2482,15 +2482,15 @@ lpfc_nvme_create_localport(struct lpfc_vport *vport)
 	if (!cstat)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NVME_FC))
+		return ret;
+
 	/* localport is allocated from the stack, but the registration
 	 * call allocates heap memory as well as the private area.
 	 */
-#if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NVME_FC))
+
 	ret = nvme_fc_register_localport(&nfcp_info, &lpfc_nvme_template,
 					 &vport->phba->pcidev->dev, &localport);
-#else
-	ret = -ENOMEM;
-#endif
 	if (!ret) {
 		lpfc_printf_vlog(vport, KERN_INFO, LOG_NVME | LOG_NVME_DISC,
 				 "6005 Successfully registered local "