diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c b/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
index af392bf..0f70192 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
@@ -717,6 +717,7 @@
 static void pcmcia_bus_rescan(struct pcmcia_socket *skt)
 {
 	int no_devices=0;
+	int ret = 0;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	/* must be called with skt_mutex held */
@@ -729,7 +730,7 @@
 	 * missing resource information or other trouble, we need to
 	 * do this now. */
 	if (no_devices) {
-		int ret = pcmcia_card_add(skt);
+		ret = pcmcia_card_add(skt);
 		if (ret)
 			return;
 	}
@@ -741,7 +742,9 @@
 
 	/* we re-scan all devices, not just the ones connected to this
 	 * socket. This does not matter, though. */
-	bus_rescan_devices(&pcmcia_bus_type);
+	ret = bus_rescan_devices(&pcmcia_bus_type);
+	if (ret)
+		printk(KERN_INFO "pcmcia: bus_rescan_devices failed\n");
 }
 
 static inline int pcmcia_devmatch(struct pcmcia_device *dev,
@@ -1001,6 +1004,7 @@
 		struct device_attribute *attr, const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
 	struct pcmcia_device *p_dev = to_pcmcia_dev(dev);
+	int ret;
 
 	if (!count)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -1009,7 +1013,10 @@
 	p_dev->allow_func_id_match = 1;
 	mutex_unlock(&p_dev->socket->skt_mutex);
 
-	bus_rescan_devices(&pcmcia_bus_type);
+	ret = bus_rescan_devices(&pcmcia_bus_type);
+	if (ret)
+		printk(KERN_INFO "pcmcia: bus_rescan_devices failed after "
+		       "allowing func_id matches\n");
 
 	return count;
 }