diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/dm9601.c b/drivers/net/usb/dm9601.c
index 99ec1d4a972d..8b6d6a1b3c2e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/dm9601.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/dm9601.c
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ static int dm9601_mdio_read(struct net_device *netdev, int phy_id, int loc)
 	err = dm_read_shared_word(dev, 1, loc, &res);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		netdev_err(dev->net, "MDIO read error: %d\n", err);
-		return err;
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	netdev_dbg(dev->net,