diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_hw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_hw.c
index 85dc16faca54..52130df26aee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_hw.c
@@ -1677,10 +1677,12 @@ int wx_sw_init(struct wx *wx)
 		wx->subsystem_device_id = pdev->subsystem_device;
 	} else {
 		err = wx_flash_read_dword(wx, 0xfffdc, &ssid);
-		if (!err)
-			wx->subsystem_device_id = swab16((u16)ssid);
+		if (err < 0) {
+			wx_err(wx, "read of internal subsystem device id failed\n");
+			return err;
+		}
 
-		return err;
+		wx->subsystem_device_id = swab16((u16)ssid);
 	}
 
 	wx->mac_table = kcalloc(wx->mac.num_rar_entries,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/ngbe/ngbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/ngbe/ngbe_main.c
index 2b431db6085a..a4d63d2f3c5b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/ngbe/ngbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/ngbe/ngbe_main.c
@@ -121,10 +121,8 @@ static int ngbe_sw_init(struct wx *wx)
 
 	/* PCI config space info */
 	err = wx_sw_init(wx);
-	if (err < 0) {
-		wx_err(wx, "read of internal subsystem device id failed\n");
+	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
-	}
 
 	/* mac type, phy type , oem type */
 	ngbe_init_type_code(wx);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_main.c
index 5c3aed516ac2..d60c26ba0ba4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_main.c
@@ -362,10 +362,8 @@ static int txgbe_sw_init(struct wx *wx)
 
 	/* PCI config space info */
 	err = wx_sw_init(wx);
-	if (err < 0) {
-		wx_err(wx, "read of internal subsystem device id failed\n");
+	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
-	}
 
 	txgbe_init_type_code(wx);