diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c
index 1b21030..030ae89 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c
@@ -1477,8 +1477,10 @@
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (cq->gdma_id >= gc->max_num_cqs)
+	if (WARN_ON(cq->gdma_id >= gc->max_num_cqs)) {
+		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	gc->cq_table[cq->gdma_id] = cq->gdma_cq;