diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_ethtool.c
index 8e9b95871d30..ce15d2350db9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_ethtool.c
@@ -1157,16 +1157,18 @@ static int hns_get_regs_len(struct net_device *net_dev)
  */
 static int hns_nic_nway_reset(struct net_device *netdev)
 {
-	int ret = 0;
 	struct phy_device *phy = netdev->phydev;
 
-	if (netif_running(netdev)) {
-		/* if autoneg is disabled, don't restart auto-negotiation */
-		if (phy && phy->autoneg == AUTONEG_ENABLE)
-			ret = genphy_restart_aneg(phy);
-	}
+	if (!netif_running(netdev))
+		return 0;
 
-	return ret;
+	if (!phy)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	if (phy->autoneg != AUTONEG_ENABLE)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return genphy_restart_aneg(phy);
 }
 
 static u32