diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_fcoe.c b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_fcoe.c
index b0d7256997ac..2262c75f45d8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_fcoe.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_fcoe.c
@@ -2195,6 +2195,7 @@ static int _bnx2fc_create(struct net_device *netdev,
 	interface = bnx2fc_interface_create(hba, netdev, fip_mode);
 	if (!interface) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "bnx2fc_interface_create failed\n");
+		rc = -ENOMEM;
 		goto ifput_err;
 	}