diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_main.c b/drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_main.c
index f864ef059d29..858058f22819 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_main.c
@@ -2914,9 +2914,8 @@ static int qedf_alloc_global_queues(struct qedf_ctx *qedf)
 	 * addresses of our queues
 	 */
 	if (!qedf->p_cpuq) {
-		status = -EINVAL;
 		QEDF_ERR(&qedf->dbg_ctx, "p_cpuq is NULL.\n");
-		goto mem_alloc_failure;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	qedf->global_queues = kzalloc((sizeof(struct global_queue *)