diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_utils.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_utils.c
index 1af6606a9166..9b74a3197d7f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_utils.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_utils.c
@@ -263,6 +263,8 @@ int hw_atl_utils_soft_reset(struct aq_hw_s *self)
 		AQ_HW_WAIT_FOR((aq_hw_read_reg(self, HW_ATL_MPI_STATE_ADR) &
 				HW_ATL_MPI_STATE_MSK) == MPI_DEINIT,
 			       10, 1000U);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
 	}
 
 	if (self->rbl_enabled)