diff --git a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmsmac/wl_mac80211.c b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmsmac/wl_mac80211.c
index 46e765e2cacd..ce115f29d79a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmsmac/wl_mac80211.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmsmac/wl_mac80211.c
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ ieee_set_channel(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_channel *chan,
 	case NL80211_CHAN_HT40MINUS:
 	case NL80211_CHAN_HT40PLUS:
 		WL_ERROR("%s: Need to implement 40 Mhz Channels!\n", __func__);
+		err = 1;
 		break;
 	}