diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index ac2784192472fc..697c74deb222b4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@ int phy_sfp_probe(struct phy_device *phydev,
 		  const struct sfp_upstream_ops *ops)
 {
 	struct sfp_bus *bus;
-	int ret;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (phydev->mdio.dev.fwnode) {
 		bus = sfp_bus_find_fwnode(phydev->mdio.dev.fwnode);
@@ -1245,7 +1245,7 @@ int phy_sfp_probe(struct phy_device *phydev,
 		ret = sfp_bus_add_upstream(bus, phydev, ops);
 		sfp_bus_put(bus);
 	}
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_sfp_probe);