diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_main.c
index ded76c101dde..834b06aacc2b 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_main.c
@@ -989,7 +989,8 @@ static int __mthca_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, int hca_type)
 		goto err_free_dev;
 	}
 
-	if (mthca_cmd_init(mdev)) {
+	err = mthca_cmd_init(mdev);
+	if (err) {
 		mthca_err(mdev, "Failed to init command interface, aborting.\n");
 		goto err_free_dev;
 	}