diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2200.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2200.c
index d96257b79a84a90c4f0c14ff8273f4e53dc86057..312fa0e42e6f5e0f29bf66e810a9bc4c41ca271a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2200.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2200.c
@@ -3548,6 +3548,7 @@ static int ipw_load(struct ipw_priv *priv)
 		ipw_rx_queue_reset(priv, priv->rxq);
 	if (!priv->rxq) {
 		IPW_ERROR("Unable to initialize Rx queue\n");
+		rc = -ENOMEM;
 		goto error;
 	}