diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_pci.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_pci.c
index 064eaac9616f..19b3a2567a46 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_pci.c
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ static int stmmac_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	priv = stmmac_dvr_probe(&(pdev->dev), &plat_dat, addr);
 	if (!priv) {
 		pr_err("%s: main driver probe failed", __func__);
+		ret = -ENODEV;
 		goto err_out;
 	}
 	priv->dev->irq = pdev->irq;