diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aic94xx/aic94xx_init.c b/drivers/scsi/aic94xx/aic94xx_init.c
index c56741fc4b99..f2d5dc164c00 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aic94xx/aic94xx_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aic94xx/aic94xx_init.c
@@ -1047,8 +1047,10 @@ static int __init aic94xx_init(void)
 
 	aic94xx_transport_template =
 		sas_domain_attach_transport(&aic94xx_transport_functions);
-	if (!aic94xx_transport_template)
+	if (!aic94xx_transport_template) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out_destroy_caches;
+	}
 
 	err = pci_register_driver(&aic94xx_pci_driver);
 	if (err)