diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1e/atl1e_hw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1e/atl1e_hw.c
index 923063d2e5bbcd90a04fffe0642e8ca5bab32da6..113565da155f27373955dd3cce73e96c181ffecc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1e/atl1e_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1e/atl1e_hw.c
@@ -618,7 +618,6 @@ int atl1e_get_speed_and_duplex(struct atl1e_hw *hw, u16 *speed, u16 *duplex)
 		break;
 	default:
 		return AT_ERR_PHY_SPEED;
-		break;
 	}
 
 	if (phy_data & MII_AT001_PSSR_DPLX)