diff --git a/drivers/ssb/driver_pcicore.c b/drivers/ssb/driver_pcicore.c
index 07ab48d9ceab1f70e3b06abd9ad5670d719adf91..74b9a8aea52b12bbbf721a9c6f623ac2d09655b3 100644
--- a/drivers/ssb/driver_pcicore.c
+++ b/drivers/ssb/driver_pcicore.c
@@ -111,7 +111,10 @@ static void __init ssb_fixup_pcibridge(struct pci_dev *dev)
 
 	/* Enable PCI bridge bus mastering and memory space */
 	pci_set_master(dev);
-	pcibios_enable_device(dev, ~0);
+	if (pcibios_enable_device(dev, ~0) < 0) {
+		ssb_printk(KERN_ERR "PCI: SSB bridge enable failed\n");
+		return;
+	}
 
 	/* Enable PCI bridge BAR1 prefetch and burst */
 	pci_write_config_dword(dev, SSB_BAR1_CONTROL, 3);