diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c b/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c
index 61ffc925eae7..bb0d1c841c0f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c
@@ -839,7 +839,8 @@ static int cxgb_up(struct adapter *adap)
 		if (err)
 			goto irq_err;
 
-		if (request_msix_data_irqs(adap)) {
+		err = request_msix_data_irqs(adap);
+		if (err) {
 			free_irq(adap->msix_info[0].vec, adap);
 			goto irq_err;
 		}