diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
index fa064bf9a55c..f06639d21e11 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
@@ -1374,6 +1374,7 @@ int scsi_sysfs_add_sdev(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 			 * We're treating error on bsg register as non-fatal, so
 			 * pretend nothing went wrong.
 			 */
+			error = PTR_ERR(sdev->bsg_dev);
 			sdev_printk(KERN_INFO, sdev,
 				    "Failed to register bsg queue, errno=%d\n",
 				    error);