diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
index e8fc1671c5815e761f80f70a80cd911c115e80ae..1f67e6729a2c7ea58a448c778ad4944f926405f9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
@@ -2007,8 +2007,8 @@ int bnxt_flash_package_from_file(struct net_device *dev, const char *filename,
 	struct hwrm_nvm_install_update_output *resp = bp->hwrm_cmd_resp_addr;
 	struct hwrm_nvm_install_update_input install = {0};
 	const struct firmware *fw;
-	int rc, hwrm_err = 0;
 	u32 item_len;
+	int rc = 0;
 	u16 index;
 
 	bnxt_hwrm_fw_set_time(bp);
@@ -2052,15 +2052,14 @@ int bnxt_flash_package_from_file(struct net_device *dev, const char *filename,
 			memcpy(kmem, fw->data, fw->size);
 			modify.host_src_addr = cpu_to_le64(dma_handle);
 
-			hwrm_err = hwrm_send_message(bp, &modify,
-						     sizeof(modify),
-						     FLASH_PACKAGE_TIMEOUT);
+			rc = hwrm_send_message(bp, &modify, sizeof(modify),
+					       FLASH_PACKAGE_TIMEOUT);
 			dma_free_coherent(&bp->pdev->dev, fw->size, kmem,
 					  dma_handle);
 		}
 	}
 	release_firmware(fw);
-	if (rc || hwrm_err)
+	if (rc)
 		goto err_exit;
 
 	if ((install_type & 0xffff) == 0)
@@ -2069,20 +2068,19 @@ int bnxt_flash_package_from_file(struct net_device *dev, const char *filename,
 	install.install_type = cpu_to_le32(install_type);
 
 	mutex_lock(&bp->hwrm_cmd_lock);
-	hwrm_err = _hwrm_send_message(bp, &install, sizeof(install),
-				      INSTALL_PACKAGE_TIMEOUT);
-	if (hwrm_err) {
+	rc = _hwrm_send_message(bp, &install, sizeof(install),
+				INSTALL_PACKAGE_TIMEOUT);
+	if (rc) {
 		u8 error_code = ((struct hwrm_err_output *)resp)->cmd_err;
 
 		if (resp->error_code && error_code ==
 		    NVM_INSTALL_UPDATE_CMD_ERR_CODE_FRAG_ERR) {
 			install.flags |= cpu_to_le16(
 			       NVM_INSTALL_UPDATE_REQ_FLAGS_ALLOWED_TO_DEFRAG);
-			hwrm_err = _hwrm_send_message(bp, &install,
-						      sizeof(install),
-						      INSTALL_PACKAGE_TIMEOUT);
+			rc = _hwrm_send_message(bp, &install, sizeof(install),
+						INSTALL_PACKAGE_TIMEOUT);
 		}
-		if (hwrm_err)
+		if (rc)
 			goto flash_pkg_exit;
 	}
 
@@ -2094,7 +2092,7 @@ int bnxt_flash_package_from_file(struct net_device *dev, const char *filename,
 flash_pkg_exit:
 	mutex_unlock(&bp->hwrm_cmd_lock);
 err_exit:
-	if (hwrm_err == -EACCES)
+	if (rc == -EACCES)
 		bnxt_print_admin_err(bp);
 	return rc;
 }