diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/mdio-bcm-unimac.c b/drivers/net/phy/mdio-bcm-unimac.c
index 3a592629dc7ee..4a28fb29adaa8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/mdio-bcm-unimac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/mdio-bcm-unimac.c
@@ -92,10 +92,7 @@ static int unimac_mdio_poll(void *wait_func_data)
 		usleep_range(1000, 2000);
 	} while (--timeout);
 
-	if (!timeout)
-		return -ETIMEDOUT;
-
-	return 0;
+	return -ETIMEDOUT;
 }
 
 static int unimac_mdio_read(struct mii_bus *bus, int phy_id, int reg)