diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/main.c
index db4bf97c0e15..0ffb9b93e22d 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/main.c
@@ -833,7 +833,8 @@ static struct qedr_dev *qedr_add(struct qed_dev *cdev, struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 	dev->num_cnq = dev->ops->rdma_get_min_cnq_msix(cdev);
 	if (!dev->num_cnq) {
-		DP_ERR(dev, "not enough CNQ resources.\n");
+		DP_ERR(dev, "Failed. At least one CNQ is required.\n");
+		rc = -ENOMEM;
 		goto init_err;
 	}