diff --git a/lib/env_dpdk/env_internal.h b/lib/env_dpdk/env_internal.h
index 4e6145e7b..41774afd6 100644
--- a/lib/env_dpdk/env_internal.h
+++ b/lib/env_dpdk/env_internal.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #define SHIFT_1GB	30 /* (1 << 30) == 1 GB */
 #define MASK_1GB	((1ULL << SHIFT_1GB) - 1)
 
-void pci_env_init(void);
+int pci_env_init(void);
 void pci_env_reinit(void);
 void pci_env_fini(void);
 int mem_map_init(bool legacy_mem);
diff --git a/lib/env_dpdk/init.c b/lib/env_dpdk/init.c
index fffff6fd4..d398afaf3 100644
--- a/lib/env_dpdk/init.c
+++ b/lib/env_dpdk/init.c
@@ -524,7 +524,11 @@ spdk_env_dpdk_post_init(bool legacy_mem)
 {
 	int rc;
 
-	pci_env_init();
+	rc = pci_env_init();
+	if (rc < 0) {
+		SPDK_ERRLOG("pci_env_init() failed\n");
+		return rc;
+	}
 
 	rc = mem_map_init(legacy_mem);
 	if (rc < 0) {
diff --git a/lib/env_dpdk/pci.c b/lib/env_dpdk/pci.c
index 9538754e7..fb206dcdf 100644
--- a/lib/env_dpdk/pci.c
+++ b/lib/env_dpdk/pci.c
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ _pci_env_init(void)
 	}
 }
 
-void
+int
 pci_env_init(void)
 {
 	struct spdk_pci_driver *driver;
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ pci_env_init(void)
 	}
 
 	_pci_env_init();
+	return 0;
 }
 
 void