diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/bmi.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/bmi.h
index 3a9bdf51c96a212bb98166e42b7f292179c999cf..111ab701465c0e2dfa731b3e5409278151545a3a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/bmi.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/bmi.h
@@ -201,7 +201,8 @@ int ath10k_bmi_write_memory(struct ath10k *ar, u32 address,
 									\
 		addr = host_interest_item_address(HI_ITEM(item));	\
 		ret = ath10k_bmi_read_memory(ar, addr, (u8 *)&tmp, 4); \
-		*val = __le32_to_cpu(tmp);				\
+		if (!ret)						\
+			*val = __le32_to_cpu(tmp);			\
 		ret;							\
 	 })