diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/myricom/myri10ge/myri10ge.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/myricom/myri10ge/myri10ge.c
index c979f38a2e0cb5e758b15d36b9072002a73a0e27..c4c71609498251cd442ffa23c4d68f6617f94156 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/myricom/myri10ge/myri10ge.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/myricom/myri10ge/myri10ge.c
@@ -3849,6 +3849,7 @@ static int myri10ge_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev,
 			"invalid sram_size %dB or board span %ldB\n",
 			mgp->sram_size, mgp->board_span);
+		status = -EINVAL;
 		goto abort_with_ioremap;
 	}
 	memcpy_fromio(mgp->eeprom_strings,