diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_hw.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_hw.c
index 67fc0b6857e1..6876a7129e81 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_hw.c
@@ -1642,7 +1642,7 @@ static int ocrdma_build_q_conf(u32 *num_entries, int entry_size,
 static int ocrdma_mbx_create_ah_tbl(struct ocrdma_dev *dev)
 {
 	int i;
-	int status = 0;
+	int status = -ENOMEM;
 	int max_ah;
 	struct ocrdma_create_ah_tbl *cmd;
 	struct ocrdma_create_ah_tbl_rsp *rsp;