diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_main.c
index 6f94b25f3acd..8b00d9a0f6f4 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_main.c
@@ -261,6 +261,10 @@ static int __devinit mthca_init_tavor(struct mthca_dev *mdev)
 	}
 
 	err = mthca_dev_lim(mdev, &dev_lim);
+	if (err) {
+		mthca_err(mdev, "QUERY_DEV_LIM command failed, aborting.\n");
+		goto err_disable;
+	}
 
 	profile = default_profile;
 	profile.num_uar   = dev_lim.uar_size / PAGE_SIZE;