diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
index fa7bcd2c18928..1760930ec0c49 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
@@ -2039,6 +2039,7 @@ static int axienet_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_64BIT) && lp->features & XAE_FEATURE_DMA_64BIT) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "64-bit addressable DMA is not compatible with 32-bit archecture\n");
+		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto cleanup_clk;
 	}