diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_phy.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_phy.c
index df91d07ce82a383d43200c5279739da46853b204..40dbf4b43234546634a3f8f04243fc651ea1f2e7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_phy.c
@@ -746,8 +746,6 @@ s32 igc_write_phy_reg_gpy(struct igc_hw *hw, u32 offset, u16 data)
 		if (ret_val)
 			return ret_val;
 		ret_val = igc_write_phy_reg_mdic(hw, offset, data);
-		if (ret_val)
-			return ret_val;
 		hw->phy.ops.release(hw);
 	} else {
 		ret_val = igc_write_xmdio_reg(hw, (u16)offset, dev_addr,