diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_init.c b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_init.c
index 3374f553c617..8882ba33ca87 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_init.c
@@ -1040,7 +1040,8 @@ static int pm8001_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 	pm8001_init_sas_add(pm8001_ha);
 	/* phy setting support for motherboard controller */
-	if (pm8001_configure_phy_settings(pm8001_ha))
+	rc = pm8001_configure_phy_settings(pm8001_ha);
+	if (rc)
 		goto err_out_shost;
 
 	pm8001_post_sas_ha_init(shost, chip);