diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_ethtool.c
index ed5038d98ef6..6400a827173c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_ethtool.c
@@ -2110,7 +2110,7 @@ static int mlx4_en_get_module_eeprom(struct net_device *dev,
 			en_err(priv,
 			       "mlx4_get_module_info i(%d) offset(%d) bytes_to_read(%d) - FAILED (0x%x)\n",
 			       i, offset, ee->len - i, ret);
-			return 0;
+			return ret;
 		}
 
 		i += ret;