diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
index bb60104b4f80539ebd40611780b8b864a7c7137d..338d223804343c4f39bcb586d71ca94b17a8f3d5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
@@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@ static int bcmgenet_power_down(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv,
 		break;
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void bcmgenet_power_up(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv,