diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c b/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
index 0d0672d2a6545..51fe00c2b896e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
@@ -10078,7 +10078,7 @@ static int rtl8152_cfgselector_choose_configuration(struct usb_device *udev)
 	 * driver supports it.
 	 */
 	if (__rtl_get_hw_ver(udev) == RTL_VER_UNKNOWN)
-		return 0;
+		return -ENODEV;
 
 	/* The vendor mode is not always config #1, so to find it out. */
 	c = udev->config;