diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index 13eae166647787f219c2053d7a0f05f5a4b80bc9..5154e0421175396fad2059077cf3ee25b5c6392c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -850,10 +850,8 @@ static int ibmvnic_login(struct net_device *netdev)
 		adapter->init_done_rc = 0;
 		reinit_completion(&adapter->init_done);
 		rc = send_login(adapter);
-		if (rc) {
-			netdev_warn(netdev, "Unable to login\n");
+		if (rc)
 			return rc;
-		}
 
 		if (!wait_for_completion_timeout(&adapter->init_done,
 						 timeout)) {
@@ -3729,15 +3727,16 @@ static int send_login(struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter)
 	struct ibmvnic_login_rsp_buffer *login_rsp_buffer;
 	struct ibmvnic_login_buffer *login_buffer;
 	struct device *dev = &adapter->vdev->dev;
+	struct vnic_login_client_data *vlcd;
 	dma_addr_t rsp_buffer_token;
 	dma_addr_t buffer_token;
 	size_t rsp_buffer_size;
 	union ibmvnic_crq crq;
+	int client_data_len;
 	size_t buffer_size;
 	__be64 *tx_list_p;
 	__be64 *rx_list_p;
-	int client_data_len;
-	struct vnic_login_client_data *vlcd;
+	int rc;
 	int i;
 
 	if (!adapter->tx_scrq || !adapter->rx_scrq) {
@@ -3843,16 +3842,23 @@ static int send_login(struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter)
 	crq.login.len = cpu_to_be32(buffer_size);
 
 	adapter->login_pending = true;
-	ibmvnic_send_crq(adapter, &crq);
+	rc = ibmvnic_send_crq(adapter, &crq);
+	if (rc) {
+		adapter->login_pending = false;
+		netdev_err(adapter->netdev, "Failed to send login, rc=%d\n", rc);
+		goto buf_rsp_map_failed;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 
 buf_rsp_map_failed:
 	kfree(login_rsp_buffer);
+	adapter->login_rsp_buf = NULL;
 buf_rsp_alloc_failed:
 	dma_unmap_single(dev, buffer_token, buffer_size, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 buf_map_failed:
 	kfree(login_buffer);
+	adapter->login_buf = NULL;
 buf_alloc_failed:
 	return -1;
 }