diff --git a/drivers/crypto/chelsio/chcr_core.c b/drivers/crypto/chelsio/chcr_core.c
index 04f277cade7c..62249d4ed373 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/chelsio/chcr_core.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/chelsio/chcr_core.c
@@ -237,9 +237,7 @@ static int chcr_uld_state_change(void *handle, enum cxgb4_state state)
 
 static int __init chcr_crypto_init(void)
 {
-	if (cxgb4_register_uld(CXGB4_ULD_CRYPTO, &chcr_uld_info))
-		pr_err("ULD register fail: No chcr crypto support in cxgb4\n");
-
+	cxgb4_register_uld(CXGB4_ULD_CRYPTO, &chcr_uld_info);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_uld.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_uld.c
index 4bc211093c98..267322693ed5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_uld.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_uld.c
@@ -702,15 +702,14 @@ static void uld_attach(struct adapter *adap, unsigned int uld)
  *	about any presently available devices that support its type.  Returns
  *	%-EBUSY if a ULD of the same type is already registered.
  */
-int cxgb4_register_uld(enum cxgb4_uld type,
-		       const struct cxgb4_uld_info *p)
+void cxgb4_register_uld(enum cxgb4_uld type,
+			const struct cxgb4_uld_info *p)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
-	unsigned int adap_idx = 0;
 	struct adapter *adap;
 
 	if (type >= CXGB4_ULD_MAX)
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return;
 
 	mutex_lock(&uld_mutex);
 	list_for_each_entry(adap, &adapter_list, list_node) {
@@ -733,52 +732,29 @@ int cxgb4_register_uld(enum cxgb4_uld type,
 		}
 		if (adap->flags & FULL_INIT_DONE)
 			enable_rx_uld(adap, type);
-		if (adap->uld[type].add) {
-			ret = -EBUSY;
+		if (adap->uld[type].add)
 			goto free_irq;
-		}
 		ret = setup_sge_txq_uld(adap, type, p);
 		if (ret)
 			goto free_irq;
 		adap->uld[type] = *p;
 		uld_attach(adap, type);
-		adap_idx++;
-	}
-	mutex_unlock(&uld_mutex);
-	return 0;
-
+		continue;
 free_irq:
-	if (adap->flags & FULL_INIT_DONE)
-		quiesce_rx_uld(adap, type);
-	if (adap->flags & USING_MSIX)
-		free_msix_queue_irqs_uld(adap, type);
-free_rxq:
-	free_sge_queues_uld(adap, type);
-free_queues:
-	free_queues_uld(adap, type);
-out:
-
-	list_for_each_entry(adap, &adapter_list, list_node) {
-		if ((type == CXGB4_ULD_CRYPTO && !is_pci_uld(adap)) ||
-		    (type != CXGB4_ULD_CRYPTO && !is_offload(adap)))
-			continue;
-		if (type == CXGB4_ULD_ISCSIT && is_t4(adap->params.chip))
-			continue;
-		if (!adap_idx)
-			break;
-		adap->uld[type].handle = NULL;
-		adap->uld[type].add = NULL;
-		release_sge_txq_uld(adap, type);
 		if (adap->flags & FULL_INIT_DONE)
 			quiesce_rx_uld(adap, type);
 		if (adap->flags & USING_MSIX)
 			free_msix_queue_irqs_uld(adap, type);
+free_rxq:
 		free_sge_queues_uld(adap, type);
+free_queues:
 		free_queues_uld(adap, type);
-		adap_idx--;
+out:
+		dev_warn(adap->pdev_dev,
+			 "ULD registration failed for uld type %d\n", type);
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&uld_mutex);
-	return ret;
+	return;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cxgb4_register_uld);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_uld.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_uld.h
index de9ad311dacd..5fa9a2d5fc4b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_uld.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_uld.h
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ struct cxgb4_uld_info {
 	int (*tx_handler)(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev);
 };
 
-int cxgb4_register_uld(enum cxgb4_uld type, const struct cxgb4_uld_info *p);
+void cxgb4_register_uld(enum cxgb4_uld type, const struct cxgb4_uld_info *p);
 int cxgb4_unregister_uld(enum cxgb4_uld type);
 int cxgb4_ofld_send(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb);
 int cxgb4_immdata_send(struct net_device *dev, unsigned int idx,