diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index aab69dd018d4c811cc81ecf876cb4b06419e101b..87db1eb5cc444d168643ba6f3c67652d5b3ec83f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -3726,7 +3726,7 @@ static int ibmvnic_probe(struct vio_dev *dev, const struct vio_device_id *id)
 
 	do {
 		rc = ibmvnic_init(adapter);
-		if (rc != EAGAIN) {
+		if (rc && rc != EAGAIN) {
 			free_netdev(netdev);
 			return rc;
 		}