diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
index eafa9ec802ba..9f6fb19062a0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
@@ -3053,7 +3053,7 @@ static int ixgbe_get_module_info(struct net_device *dev,
 {
 	struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct ixgbe_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
-	u32 status;
+	s32 status;
 	u8 sff8472_rev, addr_mode;
 	bool page_swap = false;
 
@@ -3061,14 +3061,14 @@ static int ixgbe_get_module_info(struct net_device *dev,
 	status = hw->phy.ops.read_i2c_eeprom(hw,
 					     IXGBE_SFF_SFF_8472_COMP,
 					     &sff8472_rev);
-	if (status != 0)
+	if (status)
 		return -EIO;
 
 	/* addressing mode is not supported */
 	status = hw->phy.ops.read_i2c_eeprom(hw,
 					     IXGBE_SFF_SFF_8472_SWAP,
 					     &addr_mode);
-	if (status != 0)
+	if (status)
 		return -EIO;
 
 	if (addr_mode & IXGBE_SFF_ADDRESSING_MODE) {
@@ -3095,7 +3095,7 @@ static int ixgbe_get_module_eeprom(struct net_device *dev,
 {
 	struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct ixgbe_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
-	u32 status = IXGBE_ERR_PHY_ADDR_INVALID;
+	s32 status = IXGBE_ERR_PHY_ADDR_INVALID;
 	u8 databyte = 0xFF;
 	int i = 0;
 
@@ -3112,7 +3112,7 @@ static int ixgbe_get_module_eeprom(struct net_device *dev,
 		else
 			status = hw->phy.ops.read_i2c_sff8472(hw, i, &databyte);
 
-		if (status != 0)
+		if (status)
 			return -EIO;
 
 		data[i - ee->offset] = databyte;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 5be12a00e1f4..23d82b34314e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -4757,7 +4757,7 @@ static int ixgbe_non_sfp_link_config(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 {
 	u32 speed;
 	bool autoneg, link_up = false;
-	u32 ret = IXGBE_ERR_LINK_SETUP;
+	int ret = IXGBE_ERR_LINK_SETUP;
 
 	if (hw->mac.ops.check_link)
 		ret = hw->mac.ops.check_link(hw, &speed, &link_up, false);
@@ -8022,7 +8022,7 @@ static int ixgbe_ndo_bridge_setlink(struct net_device *dev,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	nla_for_each_nested(attr, br_spec, rem) {
-		u32 status;
+		int status;
 		__u16 mode;
 
 		if (nla_type(attr) != IFLA_BRIDGE_MODE)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c
index 8a2be444113d..af828f89419f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c
@@ -317,14 +317,14 @@ bool ixgbe_check_reset_blocked(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
  **/
 static s32 ixgbe_get_phy_id(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 {
-	u32 status;
+	s32 status;
 	u16 phy_id_high = 0;
 	u16 phy_id_low = 0;
 
 	status = hw->phy.ops.read_reg(hw, MDIO_DEVID1, MDIO_MMD_PMAPMD,
 				      &phy_id_high);
 
-	if (status == 0) {
+	if (!status) {
 		hw->phy.id = (u32)(phy_id_high << 16);
 		status = hw->phy.ops.read_reg(hw, MDIO_DEVID2, MDIO_MMD_PMAPMD,
 					      &phy_id_low);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x550.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x550.c
index 58ab7d9538e7..b0236985e915 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x550.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x550.c
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ static s32 ixgbe_setup_kr_x550em(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
  **/
 static s32 ixgbe_setup_internal_phy_x550em(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 {
-	u32 status;
+	s32 status;
 	u16 lasi, autoneg_status, speed;
 	ixgbe_link_speed force_speed;
 
@@ -1205,7 +1205,7 @@ static enum ixgbe_media_type ixgbe_get_media_type_X550em(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
  **/
 static s32 ixgbe_init_ext_t_x550em(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 {
-	u32 status;
+	s32 status;
 	u16 reg;
 	u32 retries = 2;