diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
index 703fc163235f..cdbc62ad659c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
@@ -3634,6 +3634,7 @@ static void bnxt_self_test(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_test *etest,
 		bnxt_ulp_stop(bp);
 		rc = bnxt_close_nic(bp, true, false);
 		if (rc) {
+			etest->flags |= ETH_TEST_FL_FAILED;
 			bnxt_ulp_start(bp, rc);
 			return;
 		}