diff --git a/drivers/vme/bridges/vme_tsi148.c b/drivers/vme/bridges/vme_tsi148.c
index 0bb512c..94c892f 100644
--- a/drivers/vme/bridges/vme_tsi148.c
+++ b/drivers/vme/bridges/vme_tsi148.c
@@ -2582,7 +2582,8 @@
 	dev_info(&pdev->dev, "VME Write and flush and error check is %s\n",
 		err_chk ? "enabled" : "disabled");
 
-	if (tsi148_crcsr_init(tsi148_bridge, pdev)) {
+	retval = tsi148_crcsr_init(tsi148_bridge, pdev);
+	if (retval) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "CR/CSR configuration failed.\n");
 		goto err_crcsr;
 	}