}
 #endif
 
-static void
-qlcnic_set_drv_state(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter, int state)
+static int
+qlcnic_set_drv_state(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter, u8 state)
 {
        u32  val;
 
                        state != QLCNIC_DEV_NEED_QUISCENT);
 
        if (qlcnic_api_lock(adapter))
-               return ;
+               return -EIO;
 
        val = QLCRD32(adapter, QLCNIC_CRB_DRV_STATE);
 
        QLCWR32(adapter, QLCNIC_CRB_DRV_STATE, val);
 
        qlcnic_api_unlock(adapter);
+
+       return 0;
 }
 
 static int
        if (adapter->temp == QLCNIC_TEMP_PANIC)
                goto err_ret;
 
-       qlcnic_set_drv_state(adapter, adapter->dev_state);
+       if (qlcnic_set_drv_state(adapter, adapter->dev_state))
+               goto err_ret;
 
        adapter->fw_wait_cnt = 0;