diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-sun8i.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-sun8i.c
index 617d0e4c6495..09644ab0d87a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-sun8i.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-sun8i.c
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ static int sun8i_dwmac_reset(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(priv->device, "EMAC reset timeout\n");
-		return -EFAULT;
+		return err;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }