diff --git a/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_iscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_iscsi.c
index cd1b830..4f3c2a4 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_iscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_iscsi.c
@@ -580,9 +580,9 @@
 	beiscsi_ep = ep->dd_data;
 	beiscsi_ep->phba = phba;
 	beiscsi_ep->openiscsi_ep = ep;
-	if (beiscsi_open_conn(ep, NULL, dst_addr, non_blocking)) {
+	ret = beiscsi_open_conn(ep, NULL, dst_addr, non_blocking);
+	if (ret) {
 		SE_DEBUG(DBG_LVL_1, "Failed in beiscsi_open_conn\n");
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto free_ep;
 	}