diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/i2c.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/i2c.c
index e50c8db2602a807aea7c01d4782f690f88cd3629..12c3a44491203824ef4eaa51acdee5b91dfdb194 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/i2c.c
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ mlxsw_i2c_write(struct device *dev, size_t in_mbox_size, u8 *in_mbox, int num,
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
-	return err > 0 ? 0 : err;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /* Routine executes I2C command. */