diff --git a/drivers/char/sx.c b/drivers/char/sx.c
index 0122b2d93312d058413f8ff39f1ff1f3eee8b437..f506ee3243d15cf2de435c4df25d223a4334b4bd 100644
--- a/drivers/char/sx.c
+++ b/drivers/char/sx.c
@@ -2791,6 +2791,7 @@ static int __init sx_init(void)
 		retval = 0;
 	} else if (retval) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_EISA
+		retval = retval1;
 		if (retval1)
 #endif
 			misc_deregister(&sx_fw_device);