diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_main.c
index 62d514b60e23e..df15c2a7f4d47 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_main.c
@@ -998,6 +998,7 @@ static int qed_slowpath_start(struct qed_dev *cdev,
 			} else {
 				DP_NOTICE(cdev,
 					  "Failed to acquire PTT for aRFS\n");
+				rc = -EINVAL;
 				goto err;
 			}
 		}