diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_fp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_fp.c
index 995d4633b0a1c7a6596f775516ebc86adb581cf0..d4d4959c2434ce47e2416c3eb859a6c3b867be16 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_fp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_fp.c
@@ -2784,6 +2784,7 @@ do_rq:
 		dev_err(&cq->hwq.pdev->dev,
 			"FP: CQ Processed terminal reported rq_cons_idx 0x%x exceeds max 0x%x\n",
 			cqe_cons, rq->max_wqe);
+		rc = -EINVAL;
 		goto done;
 	}