diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
index bc7c1962f9e66..6a1b1363ac16a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
@@ -1746,7 +1746,7 @@ static int mlx5e_get_module_eeprom(struct net_device *netdev,
 		if (size_read < 0) {
 			netdev_err(priv->netdev, "%s: mlx5_query_eeprom failed:0x%x\n",
 				   __func__, size_read);
-			return 0;
+			return size_read;
 		}
 
 		i += size_read;