diff --git a/net/smc/smc_core.c b/net/smc/smc_core.c
index e6ee797640b4..c305d8dd23f8 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_core.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_core.c
@@ -896,7 +896,8 @@ static int smc_lgr_create(struct smc_sock *smc, struct smc_init_info *ini)
 		}
 		memcpy(lgr->pnet_id, ibdev->pnetid[ibport - 1],
 		       SMC_MAX_PNETID_LEN);
-		if (smc_wr_alloc_lgr_mem(lgr))
+		rc = smc_wr_alloc_lgr_mem(lgr);
+		if (rc)
 			goto free_wq;
 		smc_llc_lgr_init(lgr, smc);