diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_hw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_hw.c
index a15845e511b2..d857d44547a5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_hw.c
@@ -1079,8 +1079,14 @@ static int qlcnic_83xx_add_rings(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 	sds_mbx_size = sizeof(struct qlcnic_sds_mbx);
 	context_id = recv_ctx->context_id;
 	num_sds = adapter->drv_sds_rings - QLCNIC_MAX_SDS_RINGS;
-	ahw->hw_ops->alloc_mbx_args(&cmd, adapter,
-				    QLCNIC_CMD_ADD_RCV_RINGS);
+	err = ahw->hw_ops->alloc_mbx_args(&cmd, adapter,
+					QLCNIC_CMD_ADD_RCV_RINGS);
+	if (err) {
+		dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev,
+			"Failed to alloc mbx args %d\n", err);
+		return err;
+	}
+
 	cmd.req.arg[1] = 0 | (num_sds << 8) | (context_id << 16);
 
 	/* set up status rings, mbx 2-81 */