--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_init.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_init.c @@ -2232,7 +2232,8 @@ static int qlcnic_83xx_restart_hw(struct /* Boot either flash image or firmware image from host file system */ if (qlcnic_load_fw_file == 1) { - if (qlcnic_83xx_load_fw_image_from_host(adapter)) + err = qlcnic_83xx_load_fw_image_from_host(adapter); + if (err) return err; } else { QLC_SHARED_REG_WR32(adapter, QLCNIC_FW_IMG_VALID,