diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 705102abff1f..92cd95af1555 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 7ea9655f8a4ccefcd8fdea7eb4fc5dab98e1a7ba
+refs/heads/master: 98086a954a75152f8b09c131fa443205bae5fde1
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/e1000e/phy.c b/trunk/drivers/net/e1000e/phy.c
index 03175b3a2c9e..95a8196cf44c 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/e1000e/phy.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/e1000e/phy.c
@@ -3137,7 +3137,7 @@ s32 e1000_get_cable_length_82577(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 	         I82577_DSTATUS_CABLE_LENGTH_SHIFT;
 
 	if (length == E1000_CABLE_LENGTH_UNDEFINED)
-		ret_val = E1000_ERR_PHY;
+		ret_val = -E1000_ERR_PHY;
 
 	phy->cable_length = length;