diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4vf/cxgb4vf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4vf/cxgb4vf_main.c
index 49b76fd47daa..464c2b365721 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4vf/cxgb4vf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4vf/cxgb4vf_main.c
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ static int cxgb4vf_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	 */
 	err = t4vf_update_port_info(pi);
 	if (err < 0)
-		return err;
+		goto err_unwind;
 
 	/*
 	 * Note that this interface is up and start everything up ...