diff --git a/drivers/dahdi/xpp/card_global.c b/drivers/dahdi/xpp/card_global.c
index 997ba63..3ed82e2 100644
--- a/drivers/dahdi/xpp/card_global.c
+++ b/drivers/dahdi/xpp/card_global.c
@@ -568,6 +568,7 @@ HANDLER_DEF(GLOBAL, AB_DESCRIPTION)
 	}
 	goto out;
 proto_err:
+	xbus_setstate(xbus, XBUS_STATE_FAIL);
 	dump_packet("AB_DESCRIPTION", pack, DBG_ANY);
 out:
 	return ret;