diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c
index b620d7a6631e9f4406907e46c06c6aae1c2aabbc..98e1ddde310404906c2bf78656bb84d34b903568 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c
@@ -297,13 +297,13 @@ s32 ixgbe_start_hw_generic(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 
 	/* Setup flow control */
 	ret_val = ixgbe_setup_fc(hw);
-	if (!ret_val)
-		return 0;
+	if (ret_val)
+		return ret_val;
 
 	/* Clear adapter stopped flag */
 	hw->adapter_stopped = false;
 
-	return ret_val;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**