diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index db1864a3f64a..117f5cc7c180 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -13697,8 +13697,16 @@ static struct pci_driver bnxt_pci_driver = {
 
 static int __init bnxt_init(void)
 {
+	int err;
+
 	bnxt_debug_init();
-	return pci_register_driver(&bnxt_pci_driver);
+	err = pci_register_driver(&bnxt_pci_driver);
+	if (err) {
+		bnxt_debug_exit();
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void __exit bnxt_exit(void)