diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/sr9700.c b/drivers/net/usb/sr9700.c
index 0a662e42ed9659..cb7d2f798fb436 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/sr9700.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/sr9700.c
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ static int sr_mdio_read(struct net_device *netdev, int phy_id, int loc)
 	struct usbnet *dev = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	__le16 res;
 	int rc = 0;
+	int err;
 
 	if (phy_id) {
 		netdev_dbg(netdev, "Only internal phy supported\n");
@@ -189,11 +190,17 @@ static int sr_mdio_read(struct net_device *netdev, int phy_id, int loc)
 	if (loc == MII_BMSR) {
 		u8 value;
 
-		sr_read_reg(dev, SR_NSR, &value);
+		err = sr_read_reg(dev, SR_NSR, &value);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
+
 		if (value & NSR_LINKST)
 			rc = 1;
 	}
-	sr_share_read_word(dev, 1, loc, &res);
+	err = sr_share_read_word(dev, 1, loc, &res);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+
 	if (rc == 1)
 		res = le16_to_cpu(res) | BMSR_LSTATUS;
 	else