diff --git a/drivers/net/b44.c b/drivers/net/b44.c
index 5eb2ec6..63de31b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/b44.c
+++ b/drivers/net/b44.c
@@ -2315,9 +2315,15 @@ static int b44_resume(struct pci_dev *pd
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct b44 *bp = netdev_priv(dev);
+	int err;
 
 	pci_restore_state(pdev);
-	pci_enable_device(pdev);
+	err = pci_enable_device(pdev);
+	if (err) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Cannot enable PCI device, "
+		       "aborting.\n");
+		return err;
+	}
 	pci_set_master(pdev);
 
 	if (!netif_running(dev))