diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_hw_v2.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_hw_v2.c
index b4958422af940562d77dc8b85c2baeb8e9396aff..39842ece3c0f7a62e3a01ec9b91e64c438d53adc 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_hw_v2.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_hw_v2.c
@@ -3447,6 +3447,7 @@ static int hns_roce_v2_modify_qp(struct ib_qp *ibqp,
 		;
 	} else {
 		dev_err(dev, "Illegal state for QP!\n");
+		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
 	}