diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/qp.c
index 1b078d5e321f..a81fa7a56edb 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/qp.c
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ static int create_qp(struct c4iw_rdev *rdev, struct t4_wq *wq,
 	if (user && (!wq->sq.bar2_pa || (need_rq && !wq->rq.bar2_pa))) {
 		pr_warn("%s: sqid %u or rqid %u not in BAR2 range\n",
 			pci_name(rdev->lldi.pdev), wq->sq.qid, wq->rq.qid);
+		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto free_dma;
 	}