diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/firmware.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/firmware.c
index 0e83d4b61e463eb3b4878c614e67747d6213a50d..2cf102b5abd44269c53b1d033ca13c30dd71477f 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/firmware.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/firmware.c
@@ -1916,6 +1916,7 @@ int parse_platform_config(struct hfi1_devdata *dd)
 			dd_dev_err(dd, "%s: Failed CRC check at offset %ld\n",
 				   __func__, (ptr -
 				   (u32 *)dd->platform_config.data));
+			ret = -EINVAL;
 			goto bail;
 		}
 		/* Jump the CRC DWORD */