diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c
index 4d4e2f91e15c..85a30c301dad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c
@@ -3793,18 +3793,22 @@ static struct pci_driver ath10k_pci_driver = {
 
 static int __init ath10k_pci_init(void)
 {
-	int ret;
+	int ret1, ret2;
 
-	ret = pci_register_driver(&ath10k_pci_driver);
-	if (ret)
+	ret1 = pci_register_driver(&ath10k_pci_driver);
+	if (ret1)
 		printk(KERN_ERR "failed to register ath10k pci driver: %d\n",
-		       ret);
+		       ret1);
 
-	ret = ath10k_ahb_init();
-	if (ret)
-		printk(KERN_ERR "ahb init failed: %d\n", ret);
+	ret2 = ath10k_ahb_init();
+	if (ret2)
+		printk(KERN_ERR "ahb init failed: %d\n", ret2);
 
-	return ret;
+	if (ret1 && ret2)
+		return ret1;
+
+	/* registered to at least one bus */
+	return 0;
 }
 module_init(ath10k_pci_init);