diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/lnet/router.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/lnet/router.c
index 69819c93fc0b..063ad55ec950 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/lnet/router.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/lnet/router.c
@@ -1693,7 +1693,7 @@ lnet_rtrpools_adjust(int tiny, int small, int large)
 int
 lnet_rtrpools_enable(void)
 {
-	int rc;
+	int rc = 0;
 
 	if (the_lnet.ln_routing)
 		return 0;
@@ -1706,9 +1706,9 @@ lnet_rtrpools_enable(void)
 		 * if we are just configuring this for the first
 		 * time.
 		 */
-		return lnet_rtrpools_alloc(1);
-
-	rc = lnet_rtrpools_adjust_helper(0, 0, 0);
+		rc = lnet_rtrpools_alloc(1);
+	else
+		rc = lnet_rtrpools_adjust_helper(0, 0, 0);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
@@ -1718,7 +1718,7 @@ lnet_rtrpools_enable(void)
 	the_lnet.ln_ping_info->pi_features &= ~LNET_PING_FEAT_RTE_DISABLED;
 	lnet_net_unlock(LNET_LOCK_EX);
 
-	return 0;
+	return rc;
 }
 
 void