2 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib.h
index ba5173e24973..7df16f74bb45 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib.h
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ struct qib_devdata {
         /* PCI Device ID (here for NodeInfo) */
         u16 deviceid;
         /* for write combining settings */
-        unsigned long wc_cookie;
+        int wc_cookie;
         unsigned long wc_base;
         unsigned long wc_len;
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_wc_x86_64.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_wc_x86_64.c
index 6d61ef98721c..edd0ddbd4481 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_wc_x86_64.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_wc_x86_64.c
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ int qib_enable_wc(struct qib_devdata *dd)
         if (!ret) {
                 dd->wc_cookie = arch_phys_wc_add(pioaddr, piolen);
                 if (dd->wc_cookie < 0)
-                        ret = -EINVAL;
+                        /* use error from routine */
+                        ret = dd->wc_cookie;
         }
 
         return ret;