diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c b/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c
index a04ce6a5f637142a1aba4cb933c03bb8485cd5ec..4e3c12371aaecea6de7e3057b6f8b4713387355f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c
@@ -1266,11 +1266,13 @@ static int cxgb_up(struct adapter *adap)
 	}
 
 	if (!(adap->flags & QUEUES_BOUND)) {
-		err = bind_qsets(adap);
-		if (err) {
-			CH_ERR(adap, "failed to bind qsets, err %d\n", err);
+		int ret = bind_qsets(adap);
+
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			CH_ERR(adap, "failed to bind qsets, err %d\n", ret);
 			t3_intr_disable(adap);
 			free_irq_resources(adap);
+			err = ret;
 			goto out;
 		}
 		adap->flags |= QUEUES_BOUND;