diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c
index fe06ab0f73755ce2cca23f22a8e61620eb59eb98..7660c45a2eb99cdda5a5899077e30e68a65277a1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ static int macb_mii_probe(struct net_device *dev)
 	phydev = phy_find_first(bp->mii_bus);
 	if (!phydev) {
 		netdev_err(dev, "no PHY found\n");
-		return -1;
+		return -ENXIO;
 	}
 
 	pdata = dev_get_platdata(&bp->pdev->dev);
@@ -379,9 +379,9 @@ int macb_mii_init(struct macb *bp)
 	if (err)
 		goto err_out_free_mdio_irq;
 
-	if (macb_mii_probe(bp->dev) != 0) {
+	err = macb_mii_probe(bp->dev);
+	if (err)
 		goto err_out_unregister_bus;
-	}
 
 	return 0;