diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/niu.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/niu.c
index 8419bf385e08..275b430aeb75 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/niu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/niu.c
@@ -9788,6 +9788,7 @@ static int __devinit niu_pci_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 	if (!pci_is_pcie(pdev)) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Cannot find PCI Express capability, aborting\n");
+		err = -ENODEV;
 		goto err_out_free_res;
 	}