diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
index c94e2a27446a..a854d38c231d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
@@ -1036,31 +1036,31 @@ int phy_init_eee(struct phy_device *phydev, bool clk_stop_enable)
 		/* First check if the EEE ability is supported */
 		eee_cap = phy_read_mmd_indirect(phydev, MDIO_PCS_EEE_ABLE,
 						MDIO_MMD_PCS, phydev->addr);
-		if (eee_cap < 0)
-			return eee_cap;
+		if (eee_cap <= 0)
+			goto eee_exit_err;
 
 		cap = mmd_eee_cap_to_ethtool_sup_t(eee_cap);
 		if (!cap)
-			return -EPROTONOSUPPORT;
+			goto eee_exit_err;
 
 		/* Check which link settings negotiated and verify it in
 		 * the EEE advertising registers.
 		 */
 		eee_lp = phy_read_mmd_indirect(phydev, MDIO_AN_EEE_LPABLE,
 					       MDIO_MMD_AN, phydev->addr);
-		if (eee_lp < 0)
-			return eee_lp;
+		if (eee_lp <= 0)
+			goto eee_exit_err;
 
 		eee_adv = phy_read_mmd_indirect(phydev, MDIO_AN_EEE_ADV,
 						MDIO_MMD_AN, phydev->addr);
-		if (eee_adv < 0)
-			return eee_adv;
+		if (eee_adv <= 0)
+			goto eee_exit_err;
 
 		adv = mmd_eee_adv_to_ethtool_adv_t(eee_adv);
 		lp = mmd_eee_adv_to_ethtool_adv_t(eee_lp);
 		idx = phy_find_setting(phydev->speed, phydev->duplex);
 		if (!(lp & adv & settings[idx].setting))
-			return -EPROTONOSUPPORT;
+			goto eee_exit_err;
 
 		if (clk_stop_enable) {
 			/* Configure the PHY to stop receiving xMII
@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ int phy_init_eee(struct phy_device *phydev, bool clk_stop_enable)
 
 		return 0; /* EEE supported */
 	}
-
+eee_exit_err:
 	return -EPROTONOSUPPORT;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_init_eee);