diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c b/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
index aff105f5f58c1c75dc8e4b63b46baf77e854bc31..145bb7cbf5b2bec5a6d5e0a81ce8079a81cbb23a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
@@ -928,7 +928,8 @@ static int lan78xx_read_otp(struct lan78xx_net *dev, u32 offset,
 			offset += 0x100;
 		else
 			ret = -EINVAL;
-		ret = lan78xx_read_raw_otp(dev, offset, length, data);
+		if (!ret)
+			ret = lan78xx_read_raw_otp(dev, offset, length, data);
 	}
 
 	return ret;