diff --git a/drivers/ssb/scan.c b/drivers/ssb/scan.c
index 6ceee98ed6ff..5c7e61cafd19 100644
--- a/drivers/ssb/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/ssb/scan.c
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@ int ssb_bus_scan(struct ssb_bus *bus,
 	if (bus->nr_devices > ARRAY_SIZE(bus->devices)) {
 		pr_err("More than %d ssb cores found (%d)\n",
 		       SSB_MAX_NR_CORES, bus->nr_devices);
+		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto err_unmap;
 	}
 	if (bus->bustype == SSB_BUSTYPE_SSB) {