diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
index 0598bc7aff89..867cadb1e5cc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
@@ -1786,6 +1786,7 @@ 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;
 	}