diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c b/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c
index fd2e05bbb903..05e5f59e87fa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c
@@ -1014,8 +1014,8 @@ static int offload_open(struct net_device *dev)
 		     adapter->port[0]->mtu : 0xffff);
 	init_smt(adapter);
 
-	/* Never mind if the next step fails */
-	sysfs_create_group(&tdev->lldev->dev.kobj, &offload_attr_group);
+	if (sysfs_create_group(&tdev->lldev->dev.kobj, &offload_attr_group))
+		dev_dbg(&dev->dev, "cannot create sysfs group\n");
 
 	/* Call back all registered clients */
 	cxgb3_add_clients(tdev);