diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_ctx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_ctx.c
index 304e247bdf33..ffbae293cef5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_ctx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_ctx.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ int qlcnic_82xx_issue_cmd(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter,
 	rsp = qlcnic_poll_rsp(adapter);
 
 	if (rsp == QLCNIC_CDRP_RSP_TIMEOUT) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "card response timeout.\n");
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "command timeout, response = 0x%x\n", rsp);
 		cmd->rsp.arg[0] = QLCNIC_RCODE_TIMEOUT;
 	} else if (rsp == QLCNIC_CDRP_RSP_FAIL) {
 		cmd->rsp.arg[0] = QLCRD32(adapter, QLCNIC_CDRP_ARG(1), &err);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
index 4fc186713b66..158e1d9f255f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
@@ -2623,13 +2623,13 @@ qlcnic_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	if (err)
 		goto err_out_disable_mbx_intr;
 
+	if (adapter->portnum == 0)
+		qlcnic_set_drv_version(adapter);
+
 	err = qlcnic_setup_netdev(adapter, netdev, pci_using_dac);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_out_disable_mbx_intr;
 
-	if (adapter->portnum == 0)
-		qlcnic_set_drv_version(adapter);
-
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, adapter);
 
 	if (qlcnic_82xx_check(adapter))