diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom.c
index 0512397a293c..4b6a9350adcf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom.c
@@ -115,7 +115,13 @@ void ath9k_hw_usb_gen_fill_eeprom(struct ath_hw *ah, u16 *eep_data,
 
 bool ath9k_hw_nvram_read(struct ath_common *common, u32 off, u16 *data)
 {
-	return common->bus_ops->eeprom_read(common, off, data);
+	bool ret;
+
+	ret = common->bus_ops->eeprom_read(common, off, data);
+	if (!ret)
+		ath_dbg(common, EEPROM, "Unable to read eeprom region\n");
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 void ath9k_hw_fill_vpd_table(u8 pwrMin, u8 pwrMax, u8 *pPwrList,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom_4k.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom_4k.c
index 7d075105a85d..17c843d37210 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom_4k.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom_4k.c
@@ -37,11 +37,9 @@ static bool __ath9k_hw_4k_fill_eeprom(struct ath_hw *ah)
 	int addr, eep_start_loc = 64;
 
 	for (addr = 0; addr < SIZE_EEPROM_4K; addr++) {
-		if (!ath9k_hw_nvram_read(common, addr + eep_start_loc, eep_data)) {
-			ath_dbg(common, EEPROM,
-				"Unable to read eeprom region\n");
+		if (!ath9k_hw_nvram_read(common, addr + eep_start_loc,
+					 eep_data))
 			return false;
-		}
 		eep_data++;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom_9287.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom_9287.c
index cd742fb944c2..f2c32bc36f1c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom_9287.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom_9287.c
@@ -40,11 +40,8 @@ static bool __ath9k_hw_ar9287_fill_eeprom(struct ath_hw *ah)
 
 	for (addr = 0; addr < SIZE_EEPROM_AR9287; addr++) {
 		if (!ath9k_hw_nvram_read(common, addr + eep_start_loc,
-					 eep_data)) {
-			ath_dbg(common, EEPROM,
-				"Unable to read eeprom region\n");
+					 eep_data))
 			return false;
-		}
 		eep_data++;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom_def.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom_def.c
index a8ac30a00720..2654f741b8bf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom_def.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom_def.c
@@ -97,11 +97,8 @@ static bool __ath9k_hw_def_fill_eeprom(struct ath_hw *ah)
 
 	for (addr = 0; addr < SIZE_EEPROM_DEF; addr++) {
 		if (!ath9k_hw_nvram_read(common, addr + ar5416_eep_start_loc,
-					 eep_data)) {
-			ath_err(ath9k_hw_common(ah),
-				"Unable to read eeprom region\n");
+					 eep_data))
 			return false;
-		}
 		eep_data++;
 	}
 	return true;