diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/82571.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/82571.c
index 024ac243e23f7366267f15da5a66a945219fd5a3..05e9a291116853f221e6456cf967d88b3ce41e28 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/82571.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/82571.c
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ static s32 e1000_update_nvm_checksum_82571(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 	 * otherwise, commit the checksum to the flash NVM.
 	 */
 	if (hw->nvm.type != e1000_nvm_flash_hw)
-		return ret_val;
+		return 0;
 
 	/* Check for pending operations. */
 	for (i = 0; i < E1000_FLASH_UPDATES; i++) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c
index 6ab7254487adfe6f1bc353a0256fe1ba9e2cf2ac..ce348cd99d531c801ed5b78fdf563c3f229652d7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c
@@ -1948,7 +1948,7 @@ static s32 e1000_set_d0_lplu_state_ich8lan(struct e1000_hw *hw, bool active)
 	u16 data;
 
 	if (phy->type == e1000_phy_ife)
-		return ret_val;
+		return 0;
 
 	phy_ctrl = er32(PHY_CTRL);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/mac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/mac.c
index ce8a55a584be9048e26d50813ee21f81e7650ec1..b3b2f9e567ffc9b4dc75b075011771144e471b6f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/mac.c
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ s32 e1000e_check_for_copper_link(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 		return ret_val;
 
 	if (!link)
-		return ret_val;	/* No link detected */
+		return 0;	/* No link detected */
 
 	mac->get_link_status = false;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/phy.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/phy.c
index 323cb145f84979ce846bbb772e472df6f7759561..a8b99bae022201ddc0802cbf93fa436fdd79c0a0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/phy.c
@@ -1916,7 +1916,7 @@ s32 e1000e_get_cable_length_igp_2(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 
 	phy->cable_length = (phy->min_cable_length + phy->max_cable_length) / 2;
 
-	return ret_val;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**