diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.c b/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.c
index b3bee7eab45fb47da33d57897a03928d14ff22f7..e076ab23d4df319a704150978df93dc5e752443f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.c
@@ -666,11 +666,11 @@ qca8k_eee_init(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port,
 
 	ret = phy_init_eee(phy, 0);
 	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+		return 0;
 
 	qca8k_eee_enable_set(ds, port, true);
 
-	return 0;
+	return 1;
 }
 
 static int