diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_ethtool.c
index 160f8077692ce487a7d8cb87aa41d62dc21c1ddc..29f33083178431ac3735094683663d1e4ab2b836 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_ethtool.c
@@ -434,8 +434,9 @@ static int lio_set_phys_id(struct net_device *netdev,
 			if (ret)
 				return ret;
 
-			octnet_mdio45_access(lio, 1, LIO68XX_LED_BEACON_ADDR,
-					     &lio->phy_beacon_val);
+			ret = octnet_mdio45_access(lio, 1,
+						   LIO68XX_LED_BEACON_ADDR,
+						   &lio->phy_beacon_val);
 			if (ret)
 				return ret;