diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
index 56aacf32f71b07144d7c3de446701b3e951e0b21..461afc276db72b47f783e3e9f682f7d8544bf5d9 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
@@ -1370,7 +1370,7 @@ static void qeth_set_multiple_write_queues(struct qeth_card *card)
 	card->qdio.no_out_queues = 4;
 }
 
-static void qeth_update_from_chp_desc(struct qeth_card *card)
+static int qeth_update_from_chp_desc(struct qeth_card *card)
 {
 	struct ccw_device *ccwdev;
 	struct channel_path_desc_fmt0 *chp_dsc;
@@ -1380,7 +1380,7 @@ static void qeth_update_from_chp_desc(struct qeth_card *card)
 	ccwdev = card->data.ccwdev;
 	chp_dsc = ccw_device_get_chp_desc(ccwdev, 0);
 	if (!chp_dsc)
-		goto out;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	card->info.func_level = 0x4100 + chp_dsc->desc;
 	if (card->info.type == QETH_CARD_TYPE_IQD)
@@ -1395,6 +1395,7 @@ static void qeth_update_from_chp_desc(struct qeth_card *card)
 	kfree(chp_dsc);
 	QETH_DBF_TEXT_(SETUP, 2, "nr:%x", card->qdio.no_out_queues);
 	QETH_DBF_TEXT_(SETUP, 2, "lvl:%02x", card->info.func_level);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void qeth_init_qdio_info(struct qeth_card *card)
@@ -5090,7 +5091,9 @@ int qeth_core_hardsetup_card(struct qeth_card *card)
 
 	QETH_DBF_TEXT(SETUP, 2, "hrdsetup");
 	atomic_set(&card->force_alloc_skb, 0);
-	qeth_update_from_chp_desc(card);
+	rc = qeth_update_from_chp_desc(card);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
 retry:
 	if (retries < 3)
 		QETH_DBF_MESSAGE(2, "%s Retrying to do IDX activates.\n",
@@ -5768,7 +5771,9 @@ static int qeth_core_probe_device(struct ccwgroup_device *gdev)
 	gdev->cdev[2]->handler = qeth_irq;
 
 	qeth_setup_card(card);
-	qeth_update_from_chp_desc(card);
+	rc = qeth_update_from_chp_desc(card);
+	if (rc)
+		goto err_chp_desc;
 
 	card->dev = qeth_alloc_netdev(card);
 	if (!card->dev) {
@@ -5806,6 +5811,7 @@ static int qeth_core_probe_device(struct ccwgroup_device *gdev)
 	qeth_core_free_discipline(card);
 err_load:
 	free_netdev(card->dev);
+err_chp_desc:
 err_card:
 	qeth_core_free_card(card);
 err_dev: