diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_core.c
index 32516661f180..c17967b23d3c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_core.c
@@ -1325,9 +1325,9 @@ int netcp_txpipe_open(struct netcp_tx_pipe *tx_pipe)
 	tx_pipe->dma_queue = knav_queue_open(name, tx_pipe->dma_queue_id,
 					     KNAV_QUEUE_SHARED);
 	if (IS_ERR(tx_pipe->dma_queue)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(tx_pipe->dma_queue);
 		dev_err(dev, "Could not open DMA queue for channel \"%s\": %d\n",
 			name, ret);
-		ret = PTR_ERR(tx_pipe->dma_queue);
 		goto err;
 	}