diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef100.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef100.c
index c54b7f8243f3..ffdb36715a49 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef100.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef100.c
@@ -490,6 +490,7 @@ static int ef100_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pci_dev,
 	if (fcw.offset > pci_resource_len(efx->pci_dev, fcw.bar) - ESE_GZ_FCW_LEN) {
 		netif_err(efx, probe, efx->net_dev,
 			  "Func control window overruns BAR\n");
+		rc = -EIO;
 		goto fail;
 	}