diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwil.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwil.c
index 42da73e261421852adf86cd17e81475564446e2a..dccbdc1aae6df8b16814d343f5d63ca31ee8a0bb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwil.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwil.c
@@ -122,12 +122,11 @@ brcmf_fil_cmd_data(struct brcmf_if *ifp, u32 cmd, void *data, u32 len, bool set)
 		err = brcmf_proto_query_dcmd(drvr, ifp->ifidx, cmd, data, len);
 
 	if (err >= 0)
-		err = 0;
-	else
-		brcmf_dbg(FIL, "Failed: %s (%d)\n",
-			  brcmf_fil_get_errstr((u32)(-err)), err);
+		return 0;
 
-	return err;
+	brcmf_dbg(FIL, "Failed: %s (%d)\n",
+		  brcmf_fil_get_errstr((u32)(-err)), err);
+	return -EBADE;
 }
 
 s32