diff --git a/drivers/net/ipa/gsi.c b/drivers/net/ipa/gsi.c
index 4aee60d62ab0..4f0e79176423 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipa/gsi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ipa/gsi.c
@@ -505,15 +505,15 @@ static int gsi_channel_alloc_command(struct gsi *gsi, u32 channel_id)
 
 	ret = gsi_channel_command(channel, GSI_CH_ALLOCATE);
 
-	/* Channel state will normally have been updated */
+	/* If successful the channel state will have changed */
 	state = gsi_channel_state(channel);
-	if (!ret && state != GSI_CHANNEL_STATE_ALLOCATED) {
-		dev_err(dev, "channel %u bad state %u after alloc\n",
-			channel_id, state);
-		ret = -EIO;
-	}
+	if (state == GSI_CHANNEL_STATE_ALLOCATED)
+		return 0;
 
-	return ret;
+	dev_err(dev, "channel %u bad state %u after alloc\n",
+		channel_id, state);
+
+	return -EIO;
 }
 
 /* Start an ALLOCATED channel */
@@ -533,15 +533,15 @@ static int gsi_channel_start_command(struct gsi_channel *channel)
 
 	ret = gsi_channel_command(channel, GSI_CH_START);
 
-	/* Channel state will normally have been updated */
+	/* If successful the channel state will have changed */
 	state = gsi_channel_state(channel);
-	if (!ret && state != GSI_CHANNEL_STATE_STARTED) {
-		dev_err(dev, "channel %u bad state %u after start\n",
-			gsi_channel_id(channel), state);
-		ret = -EIO;
-	}
+	if (state == GSI_CHANNEL_STATE_STARTED)
+		return 0;
 
-	return ret;
+	dev_err(dev, "channel %u bad state %u after start\n",
+		gsi_channel_id(channel), state);
+
+	return -EIO;
 }
 
 /* Stop a GSI channel in STARTED state */
@@ -568,10 +568,10 @@ static int gsi_channel_stop_command(struct gsi_channel *channel)
 
 	ret = gsi_channel_command(channel, GSI_CH_STOP);
 
-	/* Channel state will normally have been updated */
+	/* If successful the channel state will have changed */
 	state = gsi_channel_state(channel);
-	if (ret || state == GSI_CHANNEL_STATE_STOPPED)
-		return ret;
+	if (state == GSI_CHANNEL_STATE_STOPPED)
+		return 0;
 
 	/* We may have to try again if stop is in progress */
 	if (state == GSI_CHANNEL_STATE_STOP_IN_PROC)
@@ -604,9 +604,9 @@ static void gsi_channel_reset_command(struct gsi_channel *channel)
 
 	ret = gsi_channel_command(channel, GSI_CH_RESET);
 
-	/* Channel state will normally have been updated */
+	/* If successful the channel state will have changed */
 	state = gsi_channel_state(channel);
-	if (!ret && state != GSI_CHANNEL_STATE_ALLOCATED)
+	if (state != GSI_CHANNEL_STATE_ALLOCATED)
 		dev_err(dev, "channel %u bad state %u after reset\n",
 			gsi_channel_id(channel), state);
 }
@@ -628,9 +628,10 @@ static void gsi_channel_de_alloc_command(struct gsi *gsi, u32 channel_id)
 
 	ret = gsi_channel_command(channel, GSI_CH_DE_ALLOC);
 
-	/* Channel state will normally have been updated */
+	/* If successful the channel state will have changed */
 	state = gsi_channel_state(channel);
-	if (!ret && state != GSI_CHANNEL_STATE_NOT_ALLOCATED)
+
+	if (state != GSI_CHANNEL_STATE_NOT_ALLOCATED)
 		dev_err(dev, "channel %u bad state %u after dealloc\n",
 			channel_id, state);
 }