diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/mscc/mscc_main.c b/drivers/net/phy/mscc/mscc_main.c
index 2a7082983c09..cb4e15d6e2db 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/mscc/mscc_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/mscc/mscc_main.c
@@ -1436,7 +1436,7 @@ static int vsc8584_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
 
 	ret = vsc8584_ptp_init(phydev);
 	if (ret)
-		goto err;
+		return ret;
 
 	phy_write(phydev, MSCC_EXT_PAGE_ACCESS, MSCC_PHY_PAGE_STANDARD);