diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sriov.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sriov.c
index d21f085044cddd81ec46fbac2e3ad1ca6587f407..27943b0446c28465abd249aa65c875eb2bb900b1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sriov.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sriov.c
@@ -1223,8 +1223,10 @@ int bnx2x_iov_init_one(struct bnx2x *bp, int int_mode_param,
 		goto failed;
 
 	/* SR-IOV capability was enabled but there are no VFs*/
-	if (iov->total == 0)
+	if (iov->total == 0) {
+		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto failed;
+	}
 
 	iov->nr_virtfn = min_t(u16, iov->total, num_vfs_param);