diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c
index 071aea79d218f01eb166d910a310ef0f49efa470..813407f66c7c8dd579588c9afdab2b5d1a28d3a7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ static int be_mbox_notify_wait(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int be_POST_stage_get(struct be_adapter *adapter, u16 *stage)
+static void be_POST_stage_get(struct be_adapter *adapter, u16 *stage)
 {
 	u32 sem;
 	u32 reg = skyhawk_chip(adapter) ? SLIPORT_SEMAPHORE_OFFSET_SH :
@@ -481,11 +481,6 @@ static int be_POST_stage_get(struct be_adapter *adapter, u16 *stage)
 
 	pci_read_config_dword(adapter->pdev, reg, &sem);
 	*stage = sem & POST_STAGE_MASK;
-
-	if ((sem >> POST_ERR_SHIFT) & POST_ERR_MASK)
-		return -1;
-	else
-		return 0;
 }
 
 int lancer_wait_ready(struct be_adapter *adapter)
@@ -579,19 +574,17 @@ int be_fw_wait_ready(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 	}
 
 	do {
-		status = be_POST_stage_get(adapter, &stage);
-		if (status) {
-			dev_err(dev, "POST error; stage=0x%x\n", stage);
-			return -1;
-		} else if (stage != POST_STAGE_ARMFW_RDY) {
-			if (msleep_interruptible(2000)) {
-				dev_err(dev, "Waiting for POST aborted\n");
-				return -EINTR;
-			}
-			timeout += 2;
-		} else {
+		be_POST_stage_get(adapter, &stage);
+		if (stage == POST_STAGE_ARMFW_RDY)
 			return 0;
+
+		dev_info(dev, "Waiting for POST, %ds elapsed\n",
+			 timeout);
+		if (msleep_interruptible(2000)) {
+			dev_err(dev, "Waiting for POST aborted\n");
+			return -EINTR;
 		}
+		timeout += 2;
 	} while (timeout < 60);
 
 	dev_err(dev, "POST timeout; stage=0x%x\n", stage);