diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ipr.c b/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
index 95e4834c58ee8d983d0482a2a9188c97404b57b8..bf85974be8621e16a130ffd711e18697231da3da 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
@@ -10219,6 +10219,7 @@ static int ipr_probe_ioa(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 		if (!ioa_cfg->reset_work_q) {
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Couldn't register reset workqueue\n");
+			rc = -ENOMEM;
 			goto out_free_irq;
 		}
 	} else