diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_main.c
index 9837bdb89cd4..ee4c3bd28a93 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_main.c
@@ -1176,19 +1176,17 @@ static int __qede_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, u32 dp_module, u8 dp_level,
 		edev->devlink = qed_ops->common->devlink_register(cdev);
 		if (IS_ERR(edev->devlink)) {
 			DP_NOTICE(edev, "Cannot register devlink\n");
+			rc = PTR_ERR(edev->devlink);
 			edev->devlink = NULL;
-			/* Go on, we can live without devlink */
+			goto err3;
 		}
 	} else {
 		struct net_device *ndev = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
+		struct qed_devlink *qdl;
 
 		edev = netdev_priv(ndev);
-
-		if (edev->devlink) {
-			struct qed_devlink *qdl = devlink_priv(edev->devlink);
-
-			qdl->cdev = cdev;
-		}
+		qdl = devlink_priv(edev->devlink);
+		qdl->cdev = cdev;
 		edev->cdev = cdev;
 		memset(&edev->stats, 0, sizeof(edev->stats));
 		memcpy(&edev->dev_info, &dev_info, sizeof(dev_info));
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_main.c b/drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_main.c
index 42d0d941dba5..94ee08fab46a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_main.c
@@ -3416,7 +3416,9 @@ retry_probe:
 		qedf->devlink = qed_ops->common->devlink_register(qedf->cdev);
 		if (IS_ERR(qedf->devlink)) {
 			QEDF_ERR(&qedf->dbg_ctx, "Cannot register devlink\n");
+			rc = PTR_ERR(qedf->devlink);
 			qedf->devlink = NULL;
+			goto err2;
 		}
 	}