diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_pf.c
index 27d4bb65e017..b743b6d33ccc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_pf.c
@@ -962,8 +962,10 @@ static int enetc_pf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	if (pf->total_vfs) {
 		pf->vf_state = kzalloc_objs(struct enetc_vf_state,
 					    pf->total_vfs);
-		if (!pf->vf_state)
+		if (!pf->vf_state) {
+			err = -ENOMEM;
 			goto err_alloc_vf_state;
+		}
 	}
 
 	err = enetc_setup_mac_addresses(node, pf);