diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_main.c
index 5b46ca47c8e5..2ee1374db4c0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_main.c
@@ -1076,7 +1076,8 @@ static bool get_fw_ready_status(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 
 		pci_read_config_byte(pdev, (pos + 8), &status);
 		dev_info(&pdev->dev, "Firmware ready status = %u\n", status);
-		return status;
+#define FW_STATUS_READY 1ULL
+		return status == FW_STATUS_READY;
 	}
 	return false;
 }