diff --git a/drivers/net/smc911x.c b/drivers/net/smc911x.c
index c50758e532..c027abe9f7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/smc911x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/smc911x.c
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ int smc911x_initialize(u8 dev_num, int base_addr)
 	dev = malloc(sizeof(*dev));
 	if (!dev) {
 		free(dev);
-		return 0;
+		return -1;
 	}
 	memset(dev, 0, sizeof(*dev));
 
@@ -271,5 +271,5 @@ int smc911x_initialize(u8 dev_num, int base_addr)
 	sprintf(dev->name, "%s-%hu", DRIVERNAME, dev_num);
 
 	eth_register(dev);
-	return 0;
+	return 1;
 }