diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_scsih.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_scsih.c
index 231ec34d8ea9..992a224e51ee 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_scsih.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_scsih.c
@@ -8147,6 +8147,7 @@ _scsih_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 {
 	struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc;
 	struct Scsi_Host *shost;
+	int rv;
 
 	shost = scsi_host_alloc(&scsih_driver_template,
 	    sizeof(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER));
@@ -8242,6 +8243,7 @@ _scsih_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	if (!ioc->firmware_event_thread) {
 		printk(MPT2SAS_ERR_FMT "failure at %s:%d/%s()!\n",
 		    ioc->name, __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__);
+		rv = -ENODEV;
 		goto out_thread_fail;
 	}
 
@@ -8249,6 +8251,7 @@ _scsih_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	if ((mpt2sas_base_attach(ioc))) {
 		printk(MPT2SAS_ERR_FMT "failure at %s:%d/%s()!\n",
 		    ioc->name, __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__);
+		rv = -ENODEV;
 		goto out_attach_fail;
 	}
 
@@ -8266,7 +8269,8 @@ _scsih_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	} else
 		ioc->hide_drives = 0;
 
-	if ((scsi_add_host(shost, &pdev->dev))) {
+	rv = scsi_add_host(shost, &pdev->dev);
+	if (rv) {
 		printk(MPT2SAS_ERR_FMT "failure at %s:%d/%s()!\n",
 		    ioc->name, __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__);
 		goto out_add_shost_fail;
@@ -8283,7 +8287,7 @@ _scsih_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
  out_thread_fail:
 	list_del(&ioc->list);
 	scsi_host_put(shost);
-	return -ENODEV;
+	return rv;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c
index 95a1049472f0..857276b8880f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c
@@ -7781,6 +7781,7 @@ _scsih_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 {
 	struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc;
 	struct Scsi_Host *shost;
+	int rv;
 
 	shost = scsi_host_alloc(&scsih_driver_template,
 	    sizeof(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER));
@@ -7873,6 +7874,7 @@ _scsih_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	if (!ioc->firmware_event_thread) {
 		pr_err(MPT3SAS_FMT "failure at %s:%d/%s()!\n",
 		    ioc->name, __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__);
+		rv = -ENODEV;
 		goto out_thread_fail;
 	}
 
@@ -7880,12 +7882,13 @@ _scsih_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	if ((mpt3sas_base_attach(ioc))) {
 		pr_err(MPT3SAS_FMT "failure at %s:%d/%s()!\n",
 		    ioc->name, __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__);
+		rv = -ENODEV;
 		goto out_attach_fail;
 	}
-	if ((scsi_add_host(shost, &pdev->dev))) {
+	rv = scsi_add_host(shost, &pdev->dev);
+	if (rv) {
 		pr_err(MPT3SAS_FMT "failure at %s:%d/%s()!\n",
 		    ioc->name, __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__);
-		list_del(&ioc->list);
 		goto out_add_shost_fail;
 	}
 
@@ -7898,7 +7901,7 @@ out_add_shost_fail:
  out_thread_fail:
 	list_del(&ioc->list);
 	scsi_host_put(shost);
-	return -ENODEV;
+	return rv;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM