diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hnae.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hnae.h
index 37d0cce392be..e8d36aaea223 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hnae.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hnae.h
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ struct hnae_ae_ops {
 				   u32 *tx_usecs, u32 *rx_usecs);
 	void (*get_rx_max_coalesced_frames)(struct hnae_handle *handle,
 					    u32 *tx_frames, u32 *rx_frames);
-	void (*set_coalesce_usecs)(struct hnae_handle *handle, u32 timeout);
+	int (*set_coalesce_usecs)(struct hnae_handle *handle, u32 timeout);
 	int (*set_coalesce_frames)(struct hnae_handle *handle,
 				   u32 coalesce_frames);
 	void (*set_promisc_mode)(struct hnae_handle *handle, u32 en);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_ae_adapt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_ae_adapt.c
index 1dd1d6974d47..a1cb461ac45f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_ae_adapt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_ae_adapt.c
@@ -469,13 +469,13 @@ static void hns_ae_get_rx_max_coalesced_frames(struct hnae_handle *handle,
 						  ring_pair->port_id_in_comm);
 }
 
-static void hns_ae_set_coalesce_usecs(struct hnae_handle *handle,
-				      u32 timeout)
+static int hns_ae_set_coalesce_usecs(struct hnae_handle *handle,
+				     u32 timeout)
 {
 	struct ring_pair_cb *ring_pair =
 		container_of(handle->qs[0], struct ring_pair_cb, q);
 
-	(void)hns_rcb_set_coalesce_usecs(
+	return hns_rcb_set_coalesce_usecs(
 		ring_pair->rcb_common, ring_pair->port_id_in_comm, timeout);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_ethtool.c
index 0e7da3f0a564..3d746c887873 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_ethtool.c
@@ -794,8 +794,10 @@ static int hns_set_coalesce(struct net_device *net_dev,
 	    (!ops->set_coalesce_frames))
 		return -ESRCH;
 
-	ops->set_coalesce_usecs(priv->ae_handle,
-					ec->rx_coalesce_usecs);
+	ret = ops->set_coalesce_usecs(priv->ae_handle,
+				      ec->rx_coalesce_usecs);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	ret = ops->set_coalesce_frames(
 		priv->ae_handle,