diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
index 0f7b6a3a2e68..2a978008fd6e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
@@ -1830,7 +1830,6 @@ static int ixgbe_wol_exclusion(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 		break;
 	default:
 		wol->supported = 0;
-		retval = 0;
 	}
 
 	return retval;