diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
index 012c9e3970ac..82f0e3869b04 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
@@ -1791,7 +1791,8 @@ int ipoib_dev_init(struct net_device *dev, struct ib_device *ca, int port)
 		goto out_free_pd;
 	}
 
-	if (ipoib_neigh_hash_init(priv) < 0) {
+	ret = ipoib_neigh_hash_init(priv);
+	if (ret) {
 		pr_warn("%s failed to init neigh hash\n", dev->name);
 		goto out_dev_uninit;
 	}