diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-rx.c b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-rx.c
index 2c16230f993cb..9ebd665e5d427 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-rx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-rx.c
@@ -69,15 +69,17 @@ static inline int cvm_oct_check_rcv_error(struct cvmx_wqe *work)
 	else
 		port = work->word1.cn38xx.ipprt;
 
-	if ((work->word2.snoip.err_code == 10) && (work->word1.len <= 64)) {
+	if ((work->word2.snoip.err_code == 10) && (work->word1.len <= 64))
 		/*
 		 * Ignore length errors on min size packets. Some
 		 * equipment incorrectly pads packets to 64+4FCS
 		 * instead of 60+4FCS.  Note these packets still get
 		 * counted as frame errors.
 		 */
-	} else if (work->word2.snoip.err_code == 5 ||
-		   work->word2.snoip.err_code == 7) {
+		return 0;
+
+	if (work->word2.snoip.err_code == 5 ||
+	    work->word2.snoip.err_code == 7) {
 		/*
 		 * We received a packet with either an alignment error
 		 * or a FCS error. This may be signalling that we are
@@ -108,7 +110,10 @@ static inline int cvm_oct_check_rcv_error(struct cvmx_wqe *work)
 				/* Port received 0xd5 preamble */
 				work->packet_ptr.s.addr += i + 1;
 				work->word1.len -= i + 5;
-			} else if ((*ptr & 0xf) == 0xd) {
+				return 0;
+			}
+
+			if ((*ptr & 0xf) == 0xd) {
 				/* Port received 0xd preamble */
 				work->packet_ptr.s.addr += i;
 				work->word1.len -= i + 4;
@@ -118,21 +123,20 @@ static inline int cvm_oct_check_rcv_error(struct cvmx_wqe *work)
 					    ((*(ptr + 1) & 0xf) << 4);
 					ptr++;
 				}
-			} else {
-				printk_ratelimited("Port %d unknown preamble, packet dropped\n",
-						   port);
-				cvm_oct_free_work(work);
-				return 1;
+				return 0;
 			}
+
+			printk_ratelimited("Port %d unknown preamble, packet dropped\n",
+					   port);
+			cvm_oct_free_work(work);
+			return 1;
 		}
-	} else {
-		printk_ratelimited("Port %d receive error code %d, packet dropped\n",
-				   port, work->word2.snoip.err_code);
-		cvm_oct_free_work(work);
-		return 1;
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	printk_ratelimited("Port %d receive error code %d, packet dropped\n",
+			   port, work->word2.snoip.err_code);
+	cvm_oct_free_work(work);
+	return 1;
 }
 
 static void copy_segments_to_skb(struct cvmx_wqe *work, struct sk_buff *skb)