diff --git a/board/freescale/mx6qsabresd/mx6qsabresd.c b/board/freescale/mx6qsabresd/mx6qsabresd.c
index 0d7cb9efd0..bf9beef014 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mx6qsabresd/mx6qsabresd.c
+++ b/board/freescale/mx6qsabresd/mx6qsabresd.c
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ int board_mmc_getcd(struct mmc *mmc)
 
 int board_mmc_init(bd_t *bis)
 {
+	s32 status = 0;
 	int i;
 
 	/*
@@ -196,15 +197,15 @@ int board_mmc_init(bd_t *bis)
 			break;
 		default:
 			printf("Warning: you configured more USDHC controllers"
-				"(%d) than supported by the board\n", i + 1);
-			return 0;
-	       }
+			       "(%d) then supported by the board (%d)\n",
+			       i + 1, CONFIG_SYS_FSL_USDHC_NUM);
+			return status;
+		}
 
-	       if (fsl_esdhc_initialize(bis, &usdhc_cfg[i]))
-			printf("Warning: failed to initialize mmc dev %d\n", i);
+		status |= fsl_esdhc_initialize(bis, &usdhc_cfg[i]);
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return status;
 }
 #endif