diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c
index f1a83d450ea0a338d1464adbf3bdec2b48f5eff4..b5830f7055cf3ed822a512db6df0f9bbb2ffeb7c 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -1731,8 +1731,8 @@ int ieee80211_register_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	result = ieee80211_wep_init(local);
 
 	if (result < 0) {
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: Failed to initialize wep\n",
-		       wiphy_name(local->hw.wiphy));
+		printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: Failed to initialize wep: %d\n",
+		       wiphy_name(local->hw.wiphy), result);
 		goto fail_wep;
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/wep.c b/net/mac80211/wep.c
index 872d2fcd1a5b169495c19ca26bda925c3b89bdbd..5c2bf0a3d4db67a7e4c7a8c55a3b4cb997b86cdb 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/wep.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/wep.c
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ int ieee80211_wep_init(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 	local->wep_tx_tfm = crypto_alloc_blkcipher("ecb(arc4)", 0,
 						CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
 	if (IS_ERR(local->wep_tx_tfm))
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return PTR_ERR(local->wep_tx_tfm);
 
 	local->wep_rx_tfm = crypto_alloc_blkcipher("ecb(arc4)", 0,
 						CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
 	if (IS_ERR(local->wep_rx_tfm)) {
 		crypto_free_blkcipher(local->wep_tx_tfm);
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return PTR_ERR(local->wep_rx_tfm);
 	}
 
 	return 0;