diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_phy.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_phy.c
index f4b05af0dd2f..668deaed3384 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_phy.c
@@ -767,8 +767,6 @@ s32 igc_read_phy_reg_gpy(struct igc_hw *hw, u32 offset, u16 *data)
 		if (ret_val)
 			return ret_val;
 		ret_val = igc_read_phy_reg_mdic(hw, offset, data);
-		if (ret_val)
-			return ret_val;
 		hw->phy.ops.release(hw);
 	} else {
 		ret_val = igc_read_xmdio_reg(hw, (u16)offset, dev_addr,