diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_dcbnl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_dcbnl.c
index 9bcf38f4123b..a5c5134f5cb2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_dcbnl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_dcbnl.c
@@ -922,8 +922,9 @@ static void mlx5e_dcbnl_query_dcbx_mode(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 
 static void mlx5e_ets_init(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 {
-	int i;
 	struct ieee_ets ets;
+	int err;
+	int i;
 
 	if (!MLX5_CAP_GEN(priv->mdev, ets))
 		return;
@@ -940,7 +941,10 @@ static void mlx5e_ets_init(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 	ets.prio_tc[0] = 1;
 	ets.prio_tc[1] = 0;
 
-	mlx5e_dcbnl_ieee_setets_core(priv, &ets);
+	err = mlx5e_dcbnl_ieee_setets_core(priv, &ets);
+	if (err)
+		netdev_err(priv->netdev,
+			   "%s, Failed to init ETS: %d\n", __func__, err);
 }
 
 enum {