diff --git a/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c b/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c
index 5812f7ea7f90..7f0312773871 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c
@@ -705,12 +705,12 @@ static int uea_load_firmware(struct usb_device *usb, unsigned int ver)
 					GFP_KERNEL, usb,
 					uea_upload_pre_firmware);
 	if (ret)
-		uea_err(usb, "firmware %s is not available\n", fw_name);
+		uea_err(usb, "firmware %s failed to load with error %d\n", fw_name, ret);
 	else
 		uea_info(usb, "loading firmware %s\n", fw_name);
 
 	uea_leaves(usb);
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /* modem management : dsp firmware, send/read CMV, monitoring statistic