diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
index 965e1a7b179f..6a004742ec71 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
@@ -1742,6 +1742,7 @@ usbnet_probe (struct usb_interface *udev, const struct usb_device_id *prod)
 	dev->maxpacket = usb_maxpacket (dev->udev, dev->out, 1);
 	if (dev->maxpacket == 0) {
 		/* that is a broken device */
+		status = -ENODEV;
 		goto out4;
 	}